Opinion No.

The Honorable Jack A. McGaughey 97th District Attorney Post Office Box 55 Montague, Texas 76251-0055

Re: Appointment of counsel in criminal cases for non-indigent defendants (RQ-0962-GA)

Dear Mr. McGaughey:

You ask about the appointment of counsel in criminal cases for non-indigent defendants.1 You provide the following account of events giving rise to your question.2 In 2009, the county and district judges serving Archer County, Texas, issued a standing order establishing a fee schedule for attorneys appointed to represent indigent criminal defendants in Archer County, which you inform us has…