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Henderson County court renews contract‑counsel program to address shortage of local indigent defense attorneys
Summary
County Commissioners approved renewal-in-form of contracts for six contract defense attorneys and authorized the county judge to sign, after 390th District Judge McKee described contract edits that remove local‑office and fax requirements and clarify monthly reporting for Texas Indigent Defense Commission reimbursement.
Henderson County Commissioners Court approved a renewal-in-form of the county’s contract counsel program for indigent defendants, authorizing the county judge to sign agreements that keep six contract defense attorneys available for court‑appointed cases.
The move responds to what 390th District Judge McKee described as a continuing shortage of local attorneys willing to accept court‑appointed criminal work. Judge McKee said the county instituted the contract attorney program two years ago and "the contract attorney…
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