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OFFICE OF THE
EGAT I E HND 1H, Many Liebermin, Legal Defender
MARICOPA COUNTY EINISINI=eI
Memo To: Honorable Norman J. Davis, Presiding Judge
Honorable Andrew W. Kunasek, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 3
Honorable Denny Barney, Board of Supervisors, District 1
Honorable Steve Chucri, Board of Supervisors, District 2
Honorable Clint L. Hickman, Board of Supervisors, District 4
Honorable Mary Rose Wilcox, Board of Supervisors, District 5
Barbara B. Broderick, Chief Adult Probation Officer
RECEIVED
From: Marty Lieberman, Legal Defender OCT 23 2013
Date: October 7, 2013 MAiIii.;a, A C.GLINTY
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Subject: Legal Defender Cost per Case Annual Report
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-584(B)(2), I am submitting to you this document
which provides the average cost of defending a felony case in this law office. Our felony costs, which
average $1,820.22 per case, include complex cases and capital cases. Also included below is the
average cost per case for appeals and parental dependency representation.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Diva Expenses
Pins Admimstratit.e Cases Cost Per
Division Allocation Assigned' Case
Adult Felony 7,664,930.32 4,211 1,820.22
Appeals 304,842.57 77 3,958.99
Parental Dependency2 2,506,825.21 1,174 2,135.29
Total 10,476,598.10 5,462 1,918.09
1 "Cases Assigned" are calculated as total cases opened during the time period, minus cases closed during the time
period with the following dispositions: no complaint, administrative transfer, withdrawal due to workload, withdrawal
due to conflict, and withdrawal due to retention of private counsel.
-For purposes of this calculation, only dependency filings are counted as case assignments in order to be consistent
with prior years' reporting. Historically all dependency activity was divided by new dependency determination phase
cases
cc: Tom Manos, County Manager
Fran McCarron, Clerk of the Board
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator
222 North Central Avenue, Suite 8100, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-506-8800 / Fax: 602-506-8862

OfficeoftheLegalAdvocate
Bruce Peterson
Director
Memo To: Honorable Norman J. Davis, Presiding Judge
Honorable Andrew W. Kunasek, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 3
Honorable Denny Barney, Board of Supervisors, District 1
Honorable Steve Chucri, Board of Supervisors, District 2
Honorable Clint L. Hickman, Board of Supervisors, District 4
Honorable Mary Rose Wilcox, Board of Supervisors, District 5 RECEIVED
Barbara B. Broderick, Chief Adult Probation Officer
From: Bruce Peterson, Legal Advocate?? OCT 2 3 2013 v"-6
Date: October 7, 2013 MARWA 6GUNTY
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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
$3,166.05 per case, include complex cases and capital cases.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Dll ect Expenstri
Plim.A.dministiative Case..; C of:t
Allocation Assigned' Per Case
Felony Only2 $5,018,181.48 1,585 $3,166.05
'Tams Assignee are calculated as total cases opened during the time period, minus cases closed during the
time period with the following dispositions: no complaint, administrative transfer, withdrawal due to workload,
withdrawal due to conflict, and withdrawal due to retention of private counsel.
'Excludes witness representation cases and costs.
cc: Tom Manos, County Manager
Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator
3800 North Central Avenue, Suite 1500 • Phoenix, Arizona 85012
(602) 506-4111 • (FAX) 506-3100

OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
MARIC 0 PA COUNTY
JAMBI HAAS
JEREMY D. MUSSMAN Public Defender DIANE J. TERRIBILE
Deputy Director Administrator
Memo To: Honorable Norman J. Davis, Presiding Judge
Honorable Andrew W. Kunasek, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 3
Honorable Denny Barney, Board of Supervisors, District 1
Honorable Steve Chucri, Board of Supervisors, District 2
Honorable Clint L. Hickman, Board of Supervisors, District 4
Honorable Mary Rose Wilcox, Board of Supervisors, District 5 RECEIVED
Barbara B. Broderick, Chief Adult Probation Officer
OCT 2 3 2013 ' 9it
From: James J. Haas, Public Defender
Date: October 7, 2013 MAR:COPA COUNTY
CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Subject: Public Defender Cost per Case Annual Report
Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Section 11-584(B)(2), I am submitting to you this document which
provides the average cost of defending a felony case in this law office. Our felony costs, which average
$1,992.12 per case, include complex cases and capital cases. Also included below is the average cost per case
in each major component of the office (adult trial and appeals).
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Direc.f. Expenses
Plus Administrative Cases i Cost Per
DIvrslon Allocation Assigned Case
Trial2 31,524,163.41 18,508 1,703.27
Appeals 3,236,155.66 385 8,405.60
Total 34,760,319.07 18,893 1,839.85
Felony Only3 29,202,414.63 14,659 1,992.12
"Cases Assigned" are calculated as total cases opened during the time period, minus cases closed during the lime
period with the following dispositions: no complaint, administrative transfer, withdrawal due to woricload withdrawal
due to conflict, and withdrawal due to retention of private counsel.
2For purposes of this calculation, misdemeanor cases are counted as 1/2 a felony case and probation violation
cases as 1/3 a felony case.
3E:riudes probation violation and misdemeanor cases and costs.
cc: Tom Manos, County Manager
Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator
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