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Michael Stein, Chief Judge
July 14, 2025
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• For four cases, the Clerk did not bill the locality a total of $362 for public defender fees.
• In two cases, the Clerk did not submit court-appointed attorney vouchers totaling $240
to the locality for payment.
The amounts above are based on actual errors noted within our sample of court transactions,
the impact of which we did not project to all transactions of the court. The Clerk and the Clerk’s staff
should correct the specific cases noted above, seek additional training in the assessment and billing of
court costs, and establish a system of review to minimize the likelihood of billing errors going
undetected. In all cases, the Clerk should assess and bill court costs in accordance with the Code of
Virginia.
The Clerk has taken corrective action to remediate the findings that we reported in the previous
audit.
We acknowledge the cooperation extended to us by the Clerk and the Clerk’s staff during this
engagement.
Staci A. Henshaw
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
LJH/vks
cc: The Honorable Robert Saunders, Judge
The Honorable Charisse Mullen, Judge
The Honorable Rian Lewis, Judge
Danielle Trotman, Clerk
Paul DeLosh, Director of Judicial Services
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