TO: | Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1997 by Keffer, Jim (Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Eleventh Court of Appeals District.), As Engrossed |
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. The 28 counties in the Eleventh Court of Appeals District would incur slight costs to establish a separate appellate justice system fund, but these costs are expected to be minimal. According to the Office of Court Administration, 16,681 civil cases were filed in the appellate district in fiscal year 2004. Assuming 17,000 civil case filings per fiscal year at $5 per filing, the counties within the district would contribute and estimated $85,000 per fiscal year to the appellate justice system.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, ZS, TB, DLBa
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