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Rock County raises court-appointed attorney fee to $125 an hour effective Jan. 1, 2025
Summary
Following a letter from the Eighth Judicial District judges, the Rock County Board approved increasing court-appointed attorney compensation from $100 to $125 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2025. The vote was unanimous.
The Rock County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 5 to raise the hourly rate for court-appointed attorneys from $100 to $125, effective Jan. 1, 2025, following a letter from the Eighth Judicial District judges requesting the change.
The letter from the Eighth Judicial District (signed by the district and county court judges) asked the board to raise the pay rate for appointed counsel. Commissioner Lloyd Smith moved to approve the increase and Commissioner Sybrant seconded. The motion passed on a unanimous roll call vote.
The minutes record the board’s approval but do not specify whether the county will make further administrative or budgetary adjustments to accommodate the increased rate. No discussion of funding sources for the higher rate appears in the minutes.
