Pursuant to its Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Plan, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri has approved CJA Panels of attorneys who will accept appointments in criminal cases.  Three Panels were created, one for the Western/St. Joseph, Central and Southern/Southwestern Divisions.  The Panels went into effect on June 1, 2018.  The terms of the CJA Panel members have been staggered over three years.  One-third of each Panel was randomly selected to serve for one year; one-third of each Panel was randomly selected to serve for two years; and one-third of each Panel was randomly selected to serve for three years.   All future appointments will be for three years.   

On February 1, 2019, the Court will begin accepting reapplications from attorneys who have been selected to serve for one year and new applications from attorneys who wish to be appointed to a Panel.  Applications will be due on March 1, 2019.  The CJA Committee will review the applications and select the new and/or renewing members of the Panels by May 1, 2019.

• CJA Panels >>  Western/St. Joseph Division  | Central Division | Southern/Southwestern Division
• CJA Application
• CJA Plan

The Court has implemented the CJA eVoucher program for electronic submission of CJA Vouchers.  Below are several electronic learning modules (ELMs) to introduce you to the eVoucher System.