LEGAL ADVOCATE.PDF

Maricopa County — Formal (2015-11-04)

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OfficeoftheLegalAdvocate
Bruce Peterson
Director
Memo To: Honorable Janet Barton, Presiding Judge
Honorable Steve Chucri, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 2
Honorable Denny Barney, Board of Supervisors, District 1
Honorable Andrew Kunasek, Board of Supervisors, District 3
Honorable Clint L. Hickman, Board of Supervisors, District 4
Honorable Steve Gallardo, Board of Supervisors, District 5
Barbara B. Broderick, Chief Adult Probation Officer
From: Bruce Peterson, Legal Advocate1/
Date: October 26, 2015
Subject: Legal Advocate Cost per Case Annual Report
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-584(B)(2), I am submitting this document which
provides the average cost of defending a felony case in this law office. Our felony costs, which average
$4,998.96 per case, include complex cases and capital cases.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Direct Expenses
Plus Administrative Cases Cost
Division Allocation Assignedl Per Case
Adult Felony $6,028,749.32 1,206 $4,998.96
1"Cases Assigned" are calculated as total cases opened during the time period, minus cases closed during the
time withdrawal period due with to the conflict, following withdrawal dispositions: due to no lack complaint, of client administrative contact/participation, transfer, and withdrawal withdrawal due due to workload, to retention of
private counsel.
cc: Tom Manos, County Manager oc r
Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board 27
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator MARICOPA COUNTY
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERViSORS
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