Local Rule LCrR 57.22: CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT

LCrR 57.22 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT

(a) CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PLAN.

Any person eligible for services under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A, shall be afforded representation in accordance with the provisions of this Court's Criminal Justice Act Plan (CJA Plan). The current version of the CJA Plan shall be made available on the Court's website.

(b) CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL.

A panel of attorneys eligible and willing to be appointed to provide representation under the Criminal Justice Act shall be known as the Criminal Justice Act Panel (CJA Panel). The eligibility criteria and application and appointment process for membership on the CJA Panel are set forth in the Court's CJA Plan.

(c) CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT COMMITTEE.

The Court shall appoint a Criminal Justice Act Committee (CJA Committee), which, in accordance with the provisions of the CJA Plan, shall oversee the recruitment, selection and removal process for the CJA Panel attorneys, as well as assist with training and review vouchers, as needed. The CJA Committee will provide an annual report to the Court regarding the operation and administration of the CJA Panel and periodically (at least every five years) will review and recommend, if appropriate, revisions to the Court's CJA Plan. The CJA Committee will consist of at least one district court judge, one magistrate judge, the federal public defender, the CJA Panel Attorney District Representative and at least three criminal defense attorneys who practice regularly in the district, two of whom should be CJA panel members. The CJA Committee shall meet at least once a year and at any time the Court asks the Committee to consider an issue.