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222 North Central Avenue, Suite 154 • Phoenix, Arizona 85004
(602) 506-4111 • (FAX) 506-3100
Office of the Legal Advocate
Memo To:
Honorable Joseph Welty, Presiding Judge
Honorable Bill Gates, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 3
Honorable Clint Hickman, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 4
Honorable Jack Sellers, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 1
Honorable Thomas Galvin, Board of Supervisors, District 2
Honorable Steve Gallardo, Board of Supervisors, District 5
Michael Cimino, Chief Adult Probation Officer
From:
Steve Koestner, Legal Advocate
Date:
November 9, 2022
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
$5,324.49 per case, include complex cases and capital cases.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Division
Direct Expenses
Plus Administrative
Allocation
Cases
Assigned1
Cost
Per Case
Adult Felony
$8,173,095.39
1,535
$5,324.49
cc:
Joy Rich, County Manager
Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator
Steve Koestner
Director
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, withdrawal due to lack of client contact/participation, and withdrawal due to retention of
private counsel.