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CURRENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CJA) RATES AND CASE COMPENSATION MAXIMUMS
Hourly Rates for CJA Panel Attorneys
(for services on or after 3/11/2009)

If a case is... The hourly rate maximum is... Authority
Non-Capital $110 CJA Guidelines 2.22A(1)
Capital $175 CJA Guidelines 6.02A(1)
for service prior to 3/11/2009 see History of CJA Rates  

Waivable Case Compensation Maximums for Non-Capital Cases
[Note that there are no statutory attorney case compensation maximums for capital cases. CJA Guidelines 6.02A(2)]

Section(d)(2) of the Criminal Justice Act, 18 U.S.C. §3006A, provides that the attorney case compensation maximums increase simultaneously by the aggregate percentage increases in the maximum hourly non-capital rate, rounded to the nearest  $100.


If a case is a... And services were completed...
Before October 13, 2008, the case maximum is... On or after October 13, 2008 and before March 11, 2009, the case maximum is... On or after March 11, 2009 the case maximum is...
Felony (including pre-trial diversion of alleged felony) $7,000 $7,800 $8,600
Misdemeanor (including pre-trial diversion of alleged misdemeanor) $2,000 $2,200 $2,400
Proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 4106A $1,500 $1,700 $1,800
Proceeding under 18 U.S.C. §§ 4107 or 4108 (for each verification proceeding) $2,000 $2,200 $2,400
Proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 983 $7,000 $7,800 $8,600
Post-conviction proceeding under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254 or 2255 $7,000 $7,800 $8,600
Proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 1875 $7,000 $7,800 $8,600
Appeal (from felony, misdemeanor, proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 4106A ,18 U.S.C. § 983, post-conviction proceeding under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254 or 2255, and 28 U.S.C.§ 1875) $5,000 $5,600$6,100
Other representation required or authorized by the CJA (including, but not limited to probation, supervised release hearing, material witness, grand jury witness) $1,500 $1,700 $1,800
Appeal of other representation $1,500 $1,700 $1,800

Waivable Compensation Maximums for Services other than Counsel (e.g., investigators and experts):

Non-Capital Cases:
[Note: the maximum with prior authorization applies separately for each service provider; the maximum without prior authorization applies for each category of service.]

With prior court authorization $1,600 CJA Guidelines 3.02
Without prior court authorization $500 CJA Guidelines 3.02

Capital Case:

For capital representations commenced, and capital appeals perfected on or after April 24, 1996, there is a waivable limit of $7,500. The $7,500 limit applies to the total payments for investigative, expert, and other services in a case, not to each service individually.

For services provided in earlier capital cases, please contact the Legal and Policy Branch Duty Day Attorney at 202-502-3030.


Last revised March 11, 2009
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