Martin v. Justice Administration Commission

Petitioner, Lynn W. Martin, seeks review of an order awarding her $4,000 in attorney’s fees, rather than the $44,715 she requested, for representing an indigent criminal defendant in a case involving a felony punishable by life. Petitioner argues that the trial court departed from the essential requirements of the law in two ways. First, she argues that the trial court erred in limiting her fees without making a finding as to the reasonable number of hours she worked while representing her client. Second, she argues that the trial court impermissibly considered the judicial circuit’s budget…