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Notices
12/30/09 Hourly Rate & Case Maximum Increases for CJA Panel Attorneys (PDF)
Rates
Mileage (All Claims)
1994 and prior $ .25 per mile
1995 through 6/8/1996 $ .30 per mile
6/9/1996 through 9/30/1998 $ .31 per mile
10/1/1998 through 3/31/1998 $ .325 per mile
4/1/1999 through 1/13/2000 $ .31 per mile
1/14/2000 to 1/21/2001 $ .325 per mile
1/22/2001 to 1/20/2002 $ .345 per mile
1/21/2002 to 12/31/2002 $ .365 per mile
1/1/2003 to 12/31/2003 $ .36 per mile
1/1/2004 to 2/3/2005 $ .375 per mile
2/4/2005 to 12/31/2005 $ .405 per mile
1/1/2006 to 1/31/2007 $ .445 per mile
2/1/2007 to 3/18/2008 $ .485 per mile
3/19/2008 to 7/31/2008 $ .505 per mile
8/1/2008 to 1/31/2009 $ .585 per mile
2/1/2009 to 12/31/2009 $ .55 per mile
1/1/2010 to 12/31/2010 $ .50 per mile
1/1/2011 to 4/16/2012 $ .51 per mile
4/17/2012 to 12/31/2012 $ .555 per mile
1/1/2013 to 12/31/2013 $ .565 per mile
CJA 20
IN COURT
1995 and prior $ 60.00 per hour
1996 through 1999 $ 65.00 per hour
2000 to March 31, 2001 $ 70.00 per hour
April 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002 $ 75.00 per hour
May 1, 2002 to December 31, 2005 $ 90.00 per hour
January 1, 2006 to May 19, 2007 $ 92.00 per hour
May 20, 2007 to December 31, 2007 $ 94.00 per hour
January 1, 2008 to March 10, 2009 $ 100.00 per hour
March 11, 2009 to December 31, 2009 $ 110.00 per hour
January 1, 2010 to August 31, 2013 $ 125.00 per hour
September 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014 $ 110.00 per hour
March 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 $ 126.00 per hour
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 $ 127.00 per hour
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017 $ 129.00 per hour
May 5, 2017 to March 22, 2018 $ 129.00 per hour
March 23, 2018 to February 14, 2019 $140.00 per hour
OUT OF COURT
1995 and prior $ 40.00 per hour
1996 through 1999 $ 34.00 per hour
2000 to March 31, 2001 $ 50.00 per hour
April 1, 2001 to April 30, 2002 $ 55.00 per hour
May 1, 2002 to December 31, 2005 $ 90.00 per hour
January 1, 2006 to May 19, 2007 $ 92.00 per hour
May 20, 2007 to December 31, 2007 $ 94.00 per hour
January 1, 2008 to March 10, 2009 $ 100.00 per hour
March 11, 2009 to December 31, 2009 $ 110.00 per hour
January 1, 2010 to August 31, 2013 $ 125.00 per hour
September 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014 $ 110.00 per hour
March 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 $ 126.00 per hour
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 $ 127.00 per hour
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017 $ 129.00 per hour
May 5, 2017 to March 22, 2018 $ 129.00 per hour
March 23, 2018 to February 14, 2019 $140.00 per hour
MAXIMUM WITHOUT CIRCUIT APPROVAL
November 12, 2000 and prior $ 3,500.00
November 13, 2000 to December 7, 2000 $ 5,200.00
December 8, 2004 to October 12, 2008

$ 7,000.00 (Felony) $5,000.00 (Appeal)
$ 2,000.00 (Misdemeanor) $5,000 (Appeal)
October 13, 2008 to March 10, 2009
 		 $ 7,800.00 (Felony) $5,600.00 (Appeal)
$ 2,200.00 (Misdemeanor) $5,600 (Appeal)
March 11, 2009 to December 31, 2009
 		 $ 8,600.00 (Felony) $6,100.00 (Appeal)
$ 2,400.00 (Misdemeanor) $6,100 (Appeal)
January 1, 2010 to February 28, 2014
 		 $ 9,700.00 (Felony) $6,900.00 (Appeal)
$ 2,800.00 (Misdemeanor) $6,900 (Appeal)
March 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
 		 $ 9,800.00 (Felony) $7,000.00 (Appeal)
$ 2,800.00 (Misdemeanor) $7,000 (Appeal)
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015
 		 $ 9,900.00 (Felony) $7,100.00 (Appeal)
$ 2,800.00 (Misdemeanor) $7,100 (Appeal)
January 1, 2016 to May 4, 2017
 		 $ 10,000.00 (Felony) $7,200.00 (Appeal)
$ 2,900.00 (Misdemeanor) $7,200 (Appeal)

For representation other than a criminal case, such as supervised release, probation revocation and material witness, the local maximum before circuit approval is $2,100. The attorney will need to send a letter to the local judge requesting any amount exceeding the local maximum. In the case of multiple material witnesses the attorney is allowed $2,100 per material witness.

Any request for compensation in excess of the prevailing maximum, either because of the hourly rate or the total amount requested, must be justified by the requesting attorney in a written submission filed with the district judge handling the case. The district judge will forward the fee request to the chief judge of the circuit with a brief written statement recommending approval or denial of the request.
CJA 21

Expert Services

For services provided through May 26, 2010

Maximum without Circuit approval - $1,600
(Case compensation maximum without prior authorization is limited to $500)

For services provided from May 27, 2010 through December 31, 2015

Maximum without Circuit approval - $2,400
(Case compensation maximum without prior authorization is limited to $800)

Receipt or invoice always required.

  
CJA 30

Death Penalty
IN COURT OR OUT OF COURT -
April 24, 1996 to January 31, 2005

$125.00 per hour

February 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005

 $160.00 per hour
January 1, 2006 to May 19, 2007 $163.00 per hour
May 20, 2007 to December 31, 2007 $166.00 per hour
January 1, 2008 to March 10, 2009 $170.00 per hour
March 11, 2009 to December 31, 2009 $175.00 per hour
January 1, 2010 to August 31, 2013 $178.00 per hour
September 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014 $163.00 per hour
March 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 $180.00 per hour
January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 $181.00 per hour
MAXIMUM WITHOUT CIRCUIT APPROVAL - In federal capital prosecutions - $100,000
 		 In 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or §2255 cases - $35,000
Special Fifth Circuit Procedures  

Any request for compensation in excess of the maximums, either because of the hourly rate or the total amount requested, must be justified by the requesting attorney in a written submission filed with the district judge. The district judge will forward the request to the chief judge of the circuit with a brief written statement recommending approval or denial of the request.
CJA 31  

Death Penalty - Expert Services
MAXIMUM WITHOUT CIRCUIT APPROVAL - $ 7,500.00

Receipt or invoice always required