Criminal Justice Act

The Southern District of Ohio is seeking applications from lawyers seeking to become CJA panel mentees. For more information, please see the Court's announcement located here.

The Court’s Criminal Justice Act webpage is a resource for counsel and experts to find current information such as the Court’s CJA Plan, the Guidelines for Administering CJA & Related Statutes, Announcements, the eVoucher log-in link, and the National CJA Voucher Training Materials, as well as rates and contact details.

Announcements:

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, due to scheduled maintenance, CJA eVoucher will be unavailable from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (noon) ET.

IMPORTANT: Job Aids for Release 6.11 and VMS v1.0 are available below.

Attorneys: confirm that your expert has both a CJA eVoucher account AND a Login.gov account before creating/submitting a voucher.
Offices with multiple individuals working on the panel, experts, and/or mentees: review the Authorized Agent Job Aid to consider who will be designated as your authorized agent. They must have a Login.gov account and/or their own CJA eVoucher account.

CJA Information
CJA Plan
CJA Training Panel Program (Mentee/Mentor Information)
CJA Mentee Application
Guidelines for Administering CJA & Related Statutes

CJA Registration
CJA Counsel Registration Form
CJA Expert Registration Form
W-9 Form

Attorney Tools
Chart for Rates on CJA Cases (Hourly Rates, Mileage Rates & Compensation Maximums) (Updated 1/6/2025)
How to Request Excess Fees
Best Practices for CJA eVoucher & Submitting Vouchers (Updated 1/5/2022)
CJA Service Provider Rates (Updated 4/3/2020)
CJA 23 Financial Affidavit
CJA 24 Transcript Rates (Updated 10/1/2023)