Judge Joe Lee Register

Applies to

Public appointment list application

An attorney seeking placement on an indigent-defense appointment list must file a sworn application with the Board of Judges.

Applies to

Attorney request form and financial eligibility form

A defendant who remains in custody must complete the Attorney Request Form and either the financial-resources questionnaire or Affidavit of Indigence with the appointing authority on the next working day after arrest.

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Order to appear for appointment of attorney

Before release, a bonded defendant must be given an Order to Appear for Appointment of Attorney and appear before the appointing authority at 8:30 AM on the next working day after arrest; the source text ends while naming the questionnaire.

The annual practice-time report must be submitted by October 15 each year and cover the prior October 1–September 30 reporting period.

A claim for reimbursement must be submitted within 90 days after representation concludes.

Should any change in this information occur, I will file an Amended Application with the applicable Local Administrative District Judge within thirty days of the change.

Contact

Letter fax

When a defendant requests appointed counsel, the request form must be faxed to the appointing authority within 24 hours.

Contact

Email to clerk

A defendant requesting counsel before the initial appearance may obtain the required forms from the listed website or the Indigent Defense Clerk by email.

A request for counsel by a person arrested on an out-of-county warrant must be transmitted to the issuing county's appointing authority within 24 hours of the request.

Service

Mail to all parties

A copy of the jury-setting request must be mailed to all counsel involved, and their addresses must be provided.

The requesting attorney must send a copy of the signed order to all counsel of record.

Service

Mail

All signed orders must be transmitted by mail, even when an attorney or law firm has a box in the Clerk's Office.