Request a Specific Tarrant County Court Appointed Attorney

Every County is different but in 2017/2018 “on average, attorneys appointed by Texas courts are paid $200 for a misdemeanor case and $600 for a non-capital felony”

Here is the Real Deal regarding a Court Appointed Attorney:

• The above statement of fact is scary therefore it is reasonable that an Accused should should have a minimal amount of CHOICE in their appointed attorney.

• Tarrant County in essence has a “list” of attorneys of which the Judge pulls the “next one in line”.

• But, the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 26.04 allows a Judge to bypass the next attorney on the “list” for “good cause”.

• Suggestion: Reach out to some of the court appointed attorneys (aka…shop) then simply advise the Judge that you did your due diligence and are asking for a specific attorney of your choosing under “good cause”.

• Worst case scenario is the Judge simply says no and appoints the next attorney on the “list” or alternatively grants the request and appoints the requested attorney.

• Here is the list of attorney’s accepting court appointments in Tarrant County , TX - Tarrant County Eligible Court Appointed Attorneys