Criminal Justice Act Information
Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorneys. Effective 1/1/2010, the CJA rate
is $125.00 per hour for in-court and out-of-court work in all judicial
districts for private "panel" attorneys accepting appointments
under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. This rate
change affects case maximums in the following manner: $9,700 for felonies,
$2,800 for misdemeanors, $2,100 for supervised release violations and
witness representations. For federal capital prosecutions and capital
post-conviction proceedings, the hourly rate is $178.00 per hour. The
current mileage rate is $0.565 per mile.
Counsel, please refer to the links below for updated information regarding the CJA process.
CJA Form 20, Appointment of and Authority to Pay Court Appointed Counsel (215 kb)
- CJA20 Worksheet in MS Excel format (1,571 kb) - updated February 19, 2013
- CJA PDF Form 20 Instructions
- CJA Excel Form 20 Instructions
in Word format
- CJA30 Worksheet
(multiple rates) in MS Excel format (873 kb) - posted January 10, 2011
CJA Form 21, Authorization and Voucher for Expert and other Services (242 kb)
CJA
Form 21 Instructions
CJA Form 23, Financial Affidavit (164 kb)
CJA Form 24, Authorization and Voucher for Payment of Transcript (186 kb)
CJA
Form 24 Instructions
CJA 26 Form, Statement for a Compensation Claim in Excess of the Statutory Case Compensation
Maximum: District Court (18 Kb)
Fact
Witness Voucher (56 Kb)
CJA Form 30, Death Penalty Proceedings: Appointment of and Authority to Pay Court Appointed
Counsel (229 kb)
CJA
Form 30 Instructions
CJA Form 31, Death
Penalty Proceedings: Ex Parte Request for Authorization and Voucher
for Expert and Other Services (240kb)
CJA
Form 31 Instructions
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