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:

• The Southern District of Ohio is seeking applications from lawyers to be considered as CJA panel mentees. The CJA Mentee Application downloaded here.

IMPORTANT: 

• See Job Aids for current release updates located below.

• Attorneys: Experts must have current eVoucher and VMS accounts in order to be paid. Confirm with the expert before creating/submitting their vouchers.

• Accounts: If there are several CJA panel members, or experts such as a paralegal, and/or a mentee in the same law firm, you must determine/select an Authorized Agent to be able to create accounts and manage VMS credentials. Review the “Authorized Agent” Job Aid located under Vendor Manager System (“VMS”).