Conroe Municipal Court Rhonda Scarborough, Court Clerk

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Conroe Municipal Court Rhonda Scarborough, Court
Clerk
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Court Objectives

• To administer Justice in criminal cases
• To provide a service to the citizens of Conroe
  (trials, jury trials, etc.
• To process cases in an efficient, courteous and
  effective manner.

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Court Process

• Defendants that plea not guilty are set for Bench
  or Jury trial and if they are found guilty they
  either pay or appeal or if they are found not
  guilty the case is dismissed.
• Defendants who either fail to appear or violate
  their promise to pay will have warrants or capias
  issued.
• The defendant name and drivers license is entered
  into Omni and once paid they are removed and case
  is completed.

• Citations are entered into the court system and
  complaints are generated.
• Cases are set for arraignment docket.
• Defendants that appear and make a plea of guilty
  or no contest and a judgment is entered, the
  defendant either pays in full, payment plan,
  community service or DSC.

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Agencies that file with the Court

• Conroe Police Department
• Conroe Fire Department
• Conroe Independent School District Police
• Department of Public Safety
• Montgomery County Sheriff Department
• Montgomery County Constable Pct. 1 and Pct. 2

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Cases Filed in Municipal Court

• Total cases filed in 1995 23,913
• Total cases filed in 2000 20,431
• Total cases filed in 2005 24,426

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Warrants Issued

• Warrants issued in 1995 8,975
• Warrants issued in 2000 9,136
• Warrants issued in 2005 11,183

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Court Revenue

• Over the past 10 years the court has seen a
  pattern of increase in court revenues.
• 1995 Total Collection 852,802
• 2000 Total Collection 930,363
• 2005 Total Collection 1,842,078

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State Mandated Report

• Office of Court Administration (monthly report on
  cases filed, processed and total amount
  collected).
• Texas Comptrollers Office (quarterly report on
  fees collected on citation that money was
  collected)
• Omni (financial report on money collected for
  Mayor and Council).

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State Cost

• 2000 State Fee (paid to the comptrollers
  office) - 253,837.01
• 2005 State Fee (paid to the comptrollers
  office) - 617,183.30

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State Cost

• State cost has increase each legislative meeting
  for the last eight years.
• These cost have incurred a 70 percent increase in
  the last six years.
• The state fees are distributed to different fund
  such as Consolidated Fee, Traffic Fund, Child
  Safety Fund, State Juror Reimbursement Fee, State
  Traffic Fee and Judicial Fund.

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Trials

• Bench Trial
• 1995 32
• 2000 36
• 2005 30
• Jury Trial
• 1995 7
• 2000 6
• 2005 - 6

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Future Goals

• Secure Court Area
• Imaging System (Paperless)
• Associate Judge
• Four Year Term on Elected Judge
• To have a separate Court Building