CJA panel attorneys
Apply to the Middle District CJA panel
Attorneys interested in joining the Criminal Justice Act panel for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana may download the fillable application, complete it, and email it to Alix Deschamp at alix_deschamp@fd.org.
Apply to the Western District CJA panel
Attorneys interested in joining the Criminal Justice Act panel for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana may download the fillable application, complete it, and email it to Amanda Roberts at amanda_roberts@fd.org
Other questions about panel membership, training, or vouchers? Contact the person for your area:
- Baton Rouge: Michelle Williams, michelle_m_williams@fd.org
- Shreveport: Amanda Roberts, amanda_roberts@fd.org
- Lafayette and all other inquiries: Cheryl Malveaux, CJA Panel Administrator, cheryl_malveaux@fd.org
Office phone numbers are on our contact page.
- CJA information and eVoucher, Western DistrictThe court's CJA plan, eVoucher login, and payment orderslawd.uscourts.gov
- CJA information and eVoucher, Middle DistricteVoucher login and CJA guidance for the Middle Districtlamd.uscourts.gov
- CJA formsOfficial CJA 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 30, 31, and related formsuscourts.gov
- CJA Guidelines (Guide to Judiciary Policy, Vol. 7A)Policies governing appointments, compensation, and expert servicesuscourts.gov
- Defender Services Office Training DivisionTraining, publications, and litigation resources for federal defense counselfd.org
- Federal Death Penalty Resource CounselSupport for counsel in federal capital casescapdefnet.org
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Clients and families
If you have questions about a case, contact the attorney assigned to it or call the office handling the case. You can find phone numbers for all three offices on our contact page.
- Find someone in federal prisonFederal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. People held before trial are often in local jails under contract with the U.S. Marshals Service and may not appear here.bop.gov
- Financial Affidavit (CJA 23)The form the court uses to decide whether someone qualifies for an appointed lawyeruscourts.gov
- Probation and Pretrial Services, Western DistrictSupervision before trial and after releaselawp.uscourts.gov
- Probation and Pretrial Services, Middle DistrictSupervision before trial and after releaselamp.uscourts.gov
Courts and filing
- U.S. District Court, Western District of LouisianaLocal rules, judges' procedures, and court noticeslawd.uscourts.gov
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of LouisianaLocal rules, judges' procedures, and court noticeslamd.uscourts.gov
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitOpinions, rules, and appellate filingca5.uscourts.gov
- Supreme Court of the United States opinionsRecent and past opinions of the Courtsupremecourt.gov
- CM/ECF NextGen, Western DistrictElectronic filing access using your PACER accountlawd.uscourts.gov
- CM/ECF NextGen, Middle DistrictElectronic filing access using your PACER accountlamd.uscourts.gov
- PACERPublic access to federal court recordspacer.uscourts.gov
Sentencing and research
- Sentencing Guidelines ManualCurrent and past editions from the U.S. Sentencing Commissionussc.gov
- U.S. Sentencing CommissionAmendments, data, and research on federal sentencingussc.gov
- Federal Judicial CenterResearch and education for the federal courtsfjc.gov
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