Indigent defense representation in the 294th District Court
Van Zandt County
Summary
The county's two contract defense attorneys are leaving — one to become the elected DA — so the court hired two replacements. About 100 inherited cases will transfer, and the county budgeted extra to cover flat fees on those cases.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 30, 2026.
Impact analysis
Contracts total about $250,000 a year, with up to roughly $175,000 more budgeted for inherited-case flat fees in a worst-case scenario.
Indigent felony defendants get their Sixth Amendment right to an attorney, and taxpayers get reduced flat fees on transferred cases.
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