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Maricopa County — Formal (2021-11-17)

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LAW FIRM 
Downtown Justice Center • 620 West Jackson, Suite 4015 • Phoenix, Arizona 85003 
(602) 506-7711 • FAX (602) 506-8377 • TT (602) 506-1646 
 
Delivering America’s Promise of Justice for All 
Memo To: 
Honorable Patricia Starr, Presiding Judge 
Honorable Jack Sellers, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 1 
Honorable Bill Gates, Vice Chairman, Board of Supervisors, District 3 
Honorable Steve Chucri, Board of Supervisors, District 2 
Honorable Clint Hickman, Board of Supervisors, District 4 
Honorable Steve Gallardo, Board of Supervisors, District 5 
Michael Cimino, Chief Adult Probation Officer 
From:   
Gary Kula, Public Defender 
Date: 
 
October 5, 2021 
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 
$2,738.64 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 
  $30,706,684.03 
13,285 
    $2,738.64  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
cc: 
Joy Rich, County Manager 
Clerk of the Board 
Raymond Billotte, Court Administrator 
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER 
MARICOPA COUNTY 
 
 
 
GARY KULA 
Public Defender 
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.