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1 The CJA Supervising Attorney: A Possible Tool in Criminal Justice Act Administration Report to the Judicial Conference Committees on Defender Services, Judicial Resources, and Court Administration and Case Management E L R A J U D I D C E I A F L C E N T E R Tim Reagan John Shapard, Christina Studebaker, Naomi Medvin, Jennifer Marsh, Melissa Deckman, Stefanie Lindquist April 20012 3 Contents I. Executive Summary... 1 II. The Criminal Justice Act... 4 The Right to Counsel... 4 Criminal Justice Act Panels... 5 Criminal Justice Act Appointments... 6 Panel Payments Compensation and Reimbursement Rates III. The CJA Supervising Attorney IV. Research Methods V. Program Descriptions District of Arizona Eastern District of Virginia Eastern District of California Southern District of California District of Maryland Central District of California Northern District of California VI. CJA Supervising Attorney Time VII. Effectiveness of Representation Quality of Representation Judges Satisfaction with Panel Appointments and Case Assignments Panel Attorneys Satisfaction with Case Assignments Panel Attorneys Evaluation of Other Counsel Investigative and Expert Assistance Quality of Representation How to Read the Charts (Figures VII-1 through VII-18) i4 CONTENTS Relative Quality Ratings How to Read the Chart (Figure VII-19) Judges Satisfaction with Panel How to Read the Charts (Figures VII-20 through VII-23) Number of Appointments How to Read the Charts (Figures VII-24 through VII-28) Assignment Satisfaction How to Read the Charts (Figures VII-29 through VII-36) Quality of Other Counsel How to Read the Charts (Figures VII-37 through VII-40) Investigative and Expert Assistance How to Read the Charts (Figures VII-41 through VII-42) VIII. Fairness to Counsel Voucher Review Consistency Panel Management Assistance from the Court Payment Satisfaction Panel Management How to Read the Charts (Figures VIII-1 through VIII-2) Availability and Ability of Court Personnel How to Read the Charts (Figures VIII-3 through VIII-5) Information from Court How to Read the Charts (Figures VIII-6 through VIII-11) Payment Satisfaction in California Northern How to Read the Charts (Figures VIII-12 through VIII-17) Satisfaction with Voucher Review How to Read the Charts (Figures VIII-18 through VIII-33) IX. Accountability CJA Expenditures Supervision of Expenditures CJA Expenditures How to Read the Charts (Figures IX-1 through IX-7) Expenditure Supervision How to Read the Charts (Figures IX-8 through IX-10) ii5 CONTENTS X. Efficiency Judge Time Case Assignments Timeliness of Case Assignments How to Read the Charts (Figures X-1 through X-2) XI. Conclusion XII. Exhibits... bound separately A Survey Questionnaires B Survey Questionnaires C. Letters Requesting the Positions D. Maryland CJA Manual: Felony Panel E. Maryland CJA Manual: Misdemeanor Panel F. California Central CJA Manual: Non-Death Cases G. California Central CJA Manual: Death Cases H. California Central CJA Manual: Travel I. California Northern CJA Manual J. California Northern Report: "Preserving Excellent Indigent Defense While Managing Costs in the Northern District of California" iii6 7 I. Executive Summary The District of Maryland, the Central District of California, and the Northern District of California have each received special funds to create a position called Criminal Justice Act Supervising Attorney on a pilot basis. The purpose of these positions is to assist the courts in carrying out their responsibilities under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA). 1 The purpose of this report is to provide the Judicial Conference and its committees 2 with information about how having these positions worked. We hope this report will aid in the decision whether to retain these positions and possibly create them elsewhere. 3 There is no question that these positions have value. Appointed counsel in these districts appreciate the prompt and reliable reviews of their payment vouchers that the CJA supervising attorneys provide, and the availability of a central, accessible, knowledgeable resource for assistance with CJA issues. Judges appreciate being relieved of tasks many feel they do not have time for, they are not proficient at, and/or it is inappropriate for them to do. Whether these positions value justifies their costs is a policy question we leave to the policy makers. We were not able to determine whether shifting CJA tasks from judges to CJA supervising attorneys resulted in enough savings in CJA expenses to offset the costs of employing the CJA supervising attorneys. The complexity of the system and the unavailability or unreliability of certain data prevented such an analysis. We do think that the pilot positions were as successful as they were in part because cutting costs was not the only goal. The cost of creating a CJA supervising attorney position is largely just the salary of the incumbent in the neighborhood of $100,000 annually plus benefits, overhead expenses, and any indirect costs of coordination and supervision. The benefits of the position depend upon what the CJA supervising attorney does, and how well he or she does it. Our observations of the three pilot positions in this study demonstrate many benefits that can result. Using as our guide four key themes effectiveness, fairness, accountability, and efficiency the benefits we observed include the following. 4 1 The three districts use their positions somewhat differently. 2 This report was prepared for the Spring 2001 meetings of the Committees on Defender Services, Judicial Resources, and Court Administration and Case Management. 3 The authors of this report are very grateful to the dozens of judges, hundreds of attorneys, and many court staff members who helped us with this research. We also are grateful to staff at the Administrative Office for four years of close cooperation on this project. Finally, we thank our Federal Judicial Center colleagues including virtually everyone in the Research Division for their assistance, review, and advice. 4 If a district made different choices in how to use a CJA supervising attorney or whom to hire, the benefits we observed might not result. Indeed, there is the potential for additional costs to result. For example, a different CJA supervising attorney in a different district might slow down voucher payment instead of speeding it up, as we observed. Or the CJA supervising attorney s actions might drive away high-quality attorneys from the panel. It also is the case, of course, that a different CJA supervising attorney in a different district might bring benefits that we did not observe in the three districts in this study. 18 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Effectiveness of Representation. CJA supervising attorneys do not have a direct impact on effectiveness of representation, because they do not provide legal representation. However, they may have indirect positive impacts. They can relieve presiding judges of direct supervision of one party s litigation strategies, which alleviates a potential conflict of interest that attorneys might perceive if they think one strategy will help the attorney earn more money but another might be more beneficial to the client. CJA supervising attorneys also can contribute to quality of representation by effectively managing CJA panels to ensure that they contain only highly qualified attorneys. Another important possible impact on representation effectiveness is the court s ability to attract high-quality attorneys to its CJA panel by paying attorneys reliably and fairly. This is something CJA supervising attorneys can help do. Fairness to Counsel. Centralizing voucher review, so that all vouchers are reviewed by a single attorney hired specifically to perform that task, can improve panel attorneys impressions of fairness, because the vouchers can be reviewed promptly and consistently. 5 There also is the possibility that a CJA supervising attorney who supervises how attorneys are assigned to cases can facilitate attorneys perceptions of fairness, but this possibility has not yet been fully realized in any of the study districts. 6 Accountability. The CJA supervising attorney can facilitate accountability through his or her central oversight of CJA expenses. Moreover, the person selected for the position can be hired to have necessary special skills, such as experience with accounting or criminal defense, which judges may not have. Case budgeting is growing in importance as an aspect of accountability. CJA supervising attorneys can relieve judges of budgeting responsibilities, which some judges feel ill-equipped for and which some judges and attorneys but not all believe present troubling ex parte and role conflict issues. 7 5 As one attorney put it, the CJA supervising attorney turned a nightmare completely around. 6 In Maryland there still is room for improvement on how misdemeanor cases are assigned a fraction of the panel receives most of the appointments. In California Central the CJA supervising attorney only began to supervise case assignments in January In California Northern the CJA supervising attorney has no role in case assignments. 7 The ex parte issue arises from the attorney s presenting information to the judge to justify the budget that is unavailable to either the government in a prosecution, or the state in a habeas peti- 29 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Efficiency. Some judges find some of the micro-managing of criminal defense required by the Criminal Justice Act disruptive to their work. A CJA supervising attorney can relieve judges of some of these burdens. And CJA supervising attorneys are paid less than judges. Structure of this Report. Before we describe the data touching on our key research themes, we present five background chapters. Chapter II describes the Criminal Justice Act and its many facets relevant to this project. Chapter III describes the pilot position under study. Chapter IV summarizes our research methods. Chapter V describes how the Criminal Justice Act is implemented in the three study districts, as well as four others. Chapter VI summarizes how CJA supervising attorneys use their time in each district. The next four chapters concern each of the key research themes Chapter VII on effectiveness of representation, Chapter VIII on fairness to counsel, Chapter IX on accountability, and Chapter X on efficiency. A conclusion completes the report. Information in the four key theme chapters Chapters VII through X is based on all of our research, including confidential interviews. In each chapter we summarize what we learned and then provide more detail about results of our surveys and, where relevant, focus groups or analyses of central databases. Many charts accompany these chapters. So that the charts do not overwhelm the text and because we know that busy readers may want to skim or skip them we present the text first and then the charts. The charts are grouped thematically and preceded by introductory descriptions titled, How to Read the Charts. tion. The role conflict issue arises from the judge s serving both as neutral arbiter and one party s supervisor. 310 The Right to Counsel II. The Criminal Justice Act The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a criminal defendant the right to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. Since 1790 defendants in federal capital cases have had the right to two court-appointed attorneys upon request. 8 In 1938 the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires the federal government to provide counsel for other federal criminal defendants who are otherwise unable to obtain counsel, unless this constitutional right is competently and intelligently waived. 9 This holding was codified in 1944 as Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 44 (now 44(a)). 10 In 1964 Congress enacted the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), codified at 18 U.S.C. 3006A, which required courts to assume the government s responsibility to appoint and pay counsel to represent financially eligible 11 defendants. The Act provides for the establishment of federal public defender organizations, community defender organizations, and panels of private attorneys who will accept court appointments to represent financially eligible defendants. 12 The appointment of counsel for defendants charged with capital crimes also is governed by 18 U.S.C and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. 848(q). As a supplement to statutory authority, the Judicial Conference promulgates guidelines for appointment procedures at volume VII (Appointment of Counsel in Criminal Cases) of the Guide to Judiciary Policies and Procedures. 13 According to Judicial Conference guidelines, a defendant is financially eligible for a court-appointed attorney if his or her individual financial resources are not enough to cover bond, necessities of life, and retained counsel. 14 According to 8 18 U.S.C. 3005; Federal Criminal Code and Rules 160 (West 2000). 9 Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 468 (1938). The Fourteenth Amendment imposes a similar obligation on state governments. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). 10 The original Rules of Criminal Procedure for the District Courts were adopted by order of the U.S. Supreme Court on December 26, 1944, transmitted to the Congress by the Attorney General on January 3, 1945, and became effective March 21, Federal Criminal Code and Rules 24 (West 2000). 11 The word indigent is sometimes used in this context. It refers to financial inability to retain counsel and not to utter financial destitution. See 1964 U.S.C.C.A.N. 295 (statement of Atty. Gen. R. F. Kennedy) ( The term indigency is avoided [in the statute] because of its implication that only an accused who is destitute may need appointed counsel or services. ). 12 A district, a part of a district, or a pair of adjacent districts or parts of districts may establish a federal public defender organization or a community defender organization if the district makes at least 200 CJA appointments annually. 18 U.S.C. 3006A(g)(1). A federal public defender organization is supervised by a federal public defender, who is appointed by the court of appeals. Id. 3006A(g)(2)(A). A community defender organization is a local nonprofit defense counsel service designated by the district to provide legal services in accordance with the CJA. Id. 3006A(g)(2)(B). Provisions in the Act for federal public defender and community defender organizations were added by amendment in Pub. L (a). 13 Hereinafter VII Judiciary Guide. 14 Id. A, ch. 2 at pp. 8-9 (provisions 2.04, 2.06). 411 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT the Act, financial ability to obtain counsel is determined by the court after appropriate inquiry. 15 If financial circumstances change, the court may terminate appointment, require partial reimbursement from the defendant, or initiate appointment for a previously ineligible defendant. 16 Criminal Justice Act Panels Nationwide, just over half of assigned criminal defense representations are provided by federal public defender organizations or community defender organizations. 17 The other assigned representations are provided by private attorneys appointed by the court on a case-by-case basis from a local CJA panel. 18 Private CJA panel attorneys are used in districts without defender organizations and in cases in which the local defender organization has a conflict of interest with the defendant, typically because it represents a co-defendant. In districts with a defender organization, the CJA mandates that a substantial number of appointments be of panel attorneys. 19 Judicial Conference guidelines suggest that a substantial proportion be defined as 25% in this context. 20 The court has responsibility both for panel management and voucher payment. Panel management includes appointment of private attorneys to a CJA panel and assignment of CJA panel attorneys to individual cases. Voucher payment involves approving compensation and reimbursement vouchers submitted by the assigned attorneys and other service providers. In some circumstances it also involves negotiating a case budget with defense attorneys in advance of litigation. Judicial Conference guidelines provide that: The CJA Panel must be designated or approved by the court. The membership of the panel should be large enough to provide a sufficient number of experienced attorneys to handle the CJA caseload, yet small enough so that panel members receive an adequate number of appointments to maintain their proficiency in criminal defense work and thereby provide a high quality of representation. Members should serve at the pleasure of the court U.S.C. 3006A(b). 16 Id. 3006A(c). 17 Caroline Wolf Harlow, Defense Counsel in Criminal Cases at p. 2 tbl. 1 (Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, Nov. 2000); Report of the Judicial Conference of the United States on the Federal Defender Program 7 (March 1993) [hereinafter 1993 Conference Report]. 18 VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at 3-4 (provision 2.01.D); id. app. G at G-12 to G-18 ( Model Plan for the Composition, Administration and Management of the Panel of Private Attorneys Under the Criminal Justice Act [hereinafter Model Plan ]); 1993 Conference Report at U.S.C. 3006A(a)(3). 20 VII Judiciary Guide A, app. G at G-8 ( Model Plan provision VI.C). 21 Id. ch. 2 at p. 3 (provision 2.01.D). 512 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT Criminal Justice Act Appointments Each district court must prepare a plan [in accordance with the CJA] for furnishing representation for any person financially unable to obtain adequate representation. 22 According to the Act, the district court s plan and any modifications to it must be approved by the judicial council of the district s circuit, which must add provisions for appointment of counsel on appeal. 23 The Act requires that the district s plan provide for appointment of counsel in various enumerated serious circumstances (see box infra). 24 In addition, Judicial Conference guidelines provide that the plan should provide for appointment of counsel in capital habeas corpus cases. 25 The Act also requires that the plan provide that the court may appoint counsel in the interests of justice in less serious circumstances. 26 For corporate defendants, certain petty offenses, and in other enumerated circumstances, Judicial Conference guidelines provide that the court may not provide appointed counsel. 27 Judicial Conference guidelines provide that appointed counsel may be reimbursed for [r]epresentation in an ancillary matter, but may not be reimbursed for services of a personal nature (see box infra). 28 Judicial Conference guidelines provide that: A person financially eligible for representation should be provided with counsel as soon as feasible after being taken into custody, when first appearing before a federal judge or magistrate, when formally charged, or when otherwise entitled to counsel under the Act, whichever occurs earliest. 29 If a private attorney is assigned in a noncapital case that is extremely difficult, the court may appoint an additional attorney to represent the defendant in the interest of justice. 30 (In a federal capital prosecution, the defendant is entitled to the appointment of at least two attorneys, regardless of financial circumstances. 31 ) In capital habeas cases, two or more attorneys may be appointed U.S.C. 3006A(a). 23 Id. 24 Id. 3006A(a)(1). 25 VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 2 (provision 2.01.A(1)(x)) U.S.C. 3006A(a)(2). 27 VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at pp. 4-5 (provision 2.01.E). 28 Id. at pp. 5-6, 24 (provisions 2.01.F, 2.28.B). 29 Id. at p. 7 (provision 2.03.A). 30 Id. at p. 9 (provision 2.11.B) U.S.C. 3005; VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 6 at p. 1 (provision 6.01.A(1)) U.S.C. 848(q)(4); VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 6 at pp. 1-2 (provision 6.01.A(2)). 613 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT Types of Representation that May and May Not Be Provided Under the Criminal Justice Act Types of representation may be classified according to whether they must be, may be, or may not be paid for by the court. Authority for these classifications comes in part from the United States Code and in part from Judicial Conference Guidelines. Appointments Required in Capital Prosecutions A defendant charged with a capital crime is entitled to two attorneys, of whom at least 1 shall be learned in the law applicable to capital cases, regardless of financial circumstances. 33 Appointments Required in Capital Habeas Corpus Cases The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (ADAA) requires the appointment of counsel for any financially eligible person who is seeking to set aside or vacate a death sentence on writ of habeas corpus. 34 Appointments Required By the Criminal Justice Act Counsel must be appointed for any financially eligible person who: (A) is charged with a felony or a Class A misdemeanor; (B) is a juvenile alleged to have committed an act of juvenile delinquency as defined in [18 U.S.C. 5031]; (C) is charged with a violation of probation; (D) is under arrest, when such representation is required by law; (E) is charged with a violation of supervised release or faces modification, reduction, or enlargement of a condition, or extension or revocation of a term of supervised release; (F) is subject to a mental condition hearing under [18 U.S.C. 313]; (G) is in custody as a material witness; (H) is entitled to appointment of counsel under the sixth amendment to the Constitution; (I) faces loss of liberty in a case, and Federal law requires the appointment of counsel; or (J) is entitled to the appointment of counsel under [18 U.S.C. 4109, concerning transfer of prisoners to other countries]. 35 (continues) U.S.C. 3005; see also VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 6 at p. 1 (provision 6.01.A(1)); and see 21 U.S.C. 848(q)(4)(A) (requiring appointment of counsel for financially eligible capital defendants). 714 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT (continued) Appointments Permitted By the Criminal Justice Act The court may appoint counsel in the interests of justice for a financially eligible person who: (A) is charged with a Class B or C misdemeanor, or an infraction for which a sentence to confinement is authorized; or (B) is seeking relief under [28 U.S.C. 2241, 2254, 2255, concerning the writ of habeas corpus]. 36 Appointments Permitted By the Guidelines Other cases or proceedings which may be covered or compensable under the Act include, but are not limited to the following... : (1) Counsel may be appointed under the Act for a person charged with civil or criminal contempt who faces a loss of liberty. (2) Upon application of a witness before a grand jury, a court, the Congress, or a federal agency or commission which has the power to compel testimony, counsel may be appointed where there is reason to believe, either prior to or during testimony, that the witness could be subject to a criminal prosecution, a civil or criminal contempt proceeding, or face loss of liberty. (3) Counsel may be appointed for financially eligible persons proposed by the U.S. Attorney for processing under a pretrial diversion program. (4) Counsel may be appointed for persons held for international extradition under [18 U.S.C. 209]. (5) Representation may be furnished for financially eligible persons in ancillary matters appropriate to the proceedings pursuant to subsection (c) of the Act.... Representation in an ancillary matter shall be compensable as part of the representation in the principal matter for which counsel has been appointed and shall not be considered a separate appointment for which a separate compensation maximum would be applicable (continues) U.S.C. 848(q)(4)(B); see also VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 2 (provision 2.01.A(1)(x)). 35 Id. 3006A(a)(1) U.S.C. 3006A(a)(2). 815 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT (continued) Appointments Prohibited By the Guidelines Although CJA attorneys may be compensated for representing their clients in ancillary matters, services of a personal nature are not to be paid for with CJA funds. These include services and expenses: which cannot be considered legal representation, such as assisting the defendant in the disposition of his or her personal property, arranging for the placement of minor children of the defendant, assisting the defendant in executing the conditions of probation, providing legal assistance in matters unrelated to the litigation of the case, although incidental to the defendant s arrest, etc. 38 In addition: Cases or proceedings which are not covered by or compensable under the Act include the following: (1) Petty offenses (Class B or C misdemeanors or infractions), except where confinement is authorized by statute and the judge or magistrate determines that appointment of counsel is required in the interest of justice; (2) Corporate defendant cases; (3) Prisoners bringing civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C Care should be taken to ensure that a prisoner is not denied the appointment of counsel due to the mislabeling of his action as civil rights when the proceedings could also be considered as seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254; (4) Civil actions to protect federal jurors employment. The appointment and compensation of attorneys in such actions are under the authority of 28 U.S.C. 1875, not 18 U.S.C. 3006A; (5) Administrative deportation proceedings before the Immigration and Naturalization Service VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at pp. 5-6 (provision 2.01.F). Currently pending is an amendment to the guidelines that permits appointment of counsel in civil forfeiture proceedings to comply with the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000, 18 U.S.C. 983(b). 38 VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 24 (provision 2.28.B). 39 Id. at pp. 4-5 (provisions 2.01.E). Note that although civil actions to protect federal jurors employment are not compensable under the CJA, as the quoted guideline states, they are compensable with Defender Services funds. Id. (provision 2.01.E(4)). 916 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT Partners and associates of an assigned attorney may render services to the defendant without special authorization. 40 With approval from the court, an attorney not assigned by the court or affiliated with an assigned attorney s law firm may assist the assigned attorney in rendering compensated services to the defendant. 41 Compensation to non-assigned attorneys counts against the assigned attorney s compensation limits. 42 With respect to assignment to specific cases, Judicial Conference guidelines provide that: Appointments should be made in a manner which results in both a balanced distribution of appointments and compensation among members of the CJA Panel, and quality representation for each CJA defendant. These objectives can be accomplished by making appointments on a rotational basis, subject to the court s discretion to make exceptions due to the nature and complexity of the case, an attorney s experience, and geographical considerations. 43 Panel Payments In noncapital cases, the court uses Administrative Office CJA Form 20 to make the appointment. In capital cases, it uses Form 30. Attorneys then use these same forms as vouchers to request compensation for services. To request authorization for and reimbursement for investigative, expert, or other services, Form 21 is used for noncapital cases and Form 31 is used for capital cases. Judicial Conference guidelines provide that vouchers should be submitted within 45 days of the case s final disposition, 44 and the court should act upon the voucher within 30 days of receipt. 45 Once the court approves payment, the Administrative Office pays the attorney by check. Generally, the attorney is expected to submit a single voucher at the end of the case. In capital cases, and extended noncapital cases, the attorney may request approval from the court to submit a series of interim vouchers as the case progresses. 46 If the court approves the use of interim vouchers, Judicial Conference guidelines suggest that the attorney submit the vouchers twice a month. 47 For noncapital cases, guidelines recommend that the court authorize payment only for 40 Id. at 9 (provision 2.11.A). 41 Id. 42 Id. 43 Id. at 4 (provision 2.01). 44 Id. at 12 (provision 2.21(A)). 45 Id. (provision 2.21(B)); id. ch. 3 at p. 4 (provision 3.07); id. ch. 6 at p. 6 (provision 6.02.E); id. at p. 11 (provision 6.03.F). Note that the time limit on submitting the voucher generally is more enforceable than the time limit on paying the voucher. 46 Id. ch. 2 at p. 25 (provision 2.30). 47 Id. app. E at E-3, E-8. 1017 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT two-thirds of approved compensation for time, but all approved reimbursement for expenses, on each interim voucher. 48 The court can then authorize payment of withheld payments either on the final voucher or on cumulative vouchers submitted every few months, according to the court s order authorizing interim vouchers. 49 For capital cases, guidelines recommend that the court authorize full payment of interim vouchers. 50 Guidelines encourage the court to take the order authorizing interim vouchers as an opportunity to require prior approval for substantial expenses that do not require prior approval under the statutes. 51 The order authorizing interim vouchers as well as the cumulative and final vouchers should be approved by the circuit s chief judge in noncapital cases. 52 Compensation and Reimbursement Rates Various rules govern what a panel attorney can charge for an assigned representation. The attorney s maximum hourly rate depends upon whether the case is a capital case or not, and, if not, in which district the case is tried. The CJA provides that in noncapital cases, appointed private attorneys and community defenders may be paid up to $60 per hour for in-court time and up to $40 per hour for out-of-court time. 53 However, the Judicial Conference may authorize a higher rate up to $75 per hour for specific districts or circuits. 54 In addition, the Judicial Conference may raise these maximum rates in line with adjustments to the United States General Schedule. 55 For noncapital cases, CJA panel attorneys are now paid at least $75 per hour for in-court time and $55 per hour for out-of-court time. 56 The Judicial Conference has approved an hourly rate of $75 for both in-court and out-of-court work for all districts. This rate has been implemented, however, only in nine full 48 Id. at E Id. 50 Id. at E-8 to E-9. Guidelines also encourage courts to work out budgets with appointed counsel in advance in capital cases (both habeas corpus and prosecutions). Id. ch. 6 at pp. 6-8 (provision 6.02.F). 51 Id. app. E at E-5, E Id. ch. 2 at p. 25 (provision 2.30); id. app. E at E-1 to E U.S.C. 3006A(d)(1); VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 12 (provision 2.22.A(1)). Originally, these rates were $15 in court and $10 out of court. Pub. L In 1970 these rates were increased to $30 in court and $20 out of court. Pub. L (a). In 1984 these rates were increased to $60 in court and $40 out of court. Criminal Justice Act Revision of 1984, Pub. L (1)-(2) U.S.C. 3006A(d)(1); VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 12 (provisions 2.22.A(1)-(2)). This provision was added by amendment in Criminal Justice Act Revision of 1986, Pub. L (a)(3)(A) U.S.C. 3006A(d)(1); VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 12 (provision 2.22.A(3)). This provision also was added by amendment in Criminal Justice Act Revision of 1986, Pub. L (a)(3)(A). 56 Five-dollar raises went into effect in 1996, 2000, and18 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT districts 57 and parts of five others, 58 because of limits on total funds appropriated for Defender Services. Rates between the $75/$55 rate and the $75/$75 rate prevail in all or part of two other districts. 59 In a capital case where the defendant is charged with a capital crime or is seeking to vacate a death sentence by writ of habeas corpus the ADAA provides for an hourly rate up to $125 per hour. 60 Panel attorney compensation rates have not kept up with inflation very well. The vast majority of attorney hours are spent out of court, so attorney compensation is determined predominantly by the out-of-court rate. The rate of $10 per hour originally set by the Act in is equivalent to approximately $55 per hour in 2001 dollars. 62 The rate of $20 per hour set by amendment to the Act in is equivalent to approximately $88 per hour in 2001 dollars. The higher alternative rate of $75 per hour originally authorized in is equivalent to approximately $118 in 2001 dollars. The capital rate of $125 per hour set in 1996 is equivalent to approximately $142 in 2001 dollars. Figure II-1 shows how these rates have changed over time on a scale of 2001 dollars. Both the CJA and the ADAA provide that maximum hourly rates for attorneys can be increased by aggregate increases to the General Schedule. 65 If these aggregate increases were implemented in 2001, the $75 rate would now be $111, and the $125 rate would now be $ Alaska, California Central, California Northern, California Southern, District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York Eastern, and New York Southern. 58 Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson only), California Eastern (Sacramento and Fresno only), Michigan Eastern (Detroit only), New Mexico (Las Cruces only), and Washington Western (Seattle only). 59 In the District of Oregon and part of the District of Nevada (Las Vegas and Reno), the rate is $75 in court and $65 out of court U.S.C. 848(q)(10)(A). This rate was set in 1996 by the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 s amendment to the ADAA. Pub. L (Apr. 24, 1996). Judicial Conference guidelines recommend a rate in the range from $75 per hour to $125 per hour. VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 6 at p. 6 (provision 6.02.B(1)) 61 Pub. L Computations of 2001 dollar equivalents used a Web site provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 63 Pub. L (a). 64 Criminal Justice Act Revision of 1986, Pub. L (a)(3)(A) U.S.C. 3006A(d)(1); 21 U.S.C. 848(q)(10)(A). 66 The judiciary currently seeks funding for an increase in the $75 rate to $113, which inlcudes an estimated and anticipated 2% increase in the General Schedule for For General Schedule increases through 1998 we relied on Federal Employees Almanac 1998 at 55. For increases after that we relied on the Office of Personnel Management s Web site, The Administrative Office s General Counsel has determined that these aggregate increases cannot include locality adjustments. Locality adjustments to the General Schedule apply in all locations, and now range from 7.68% to 16.98%, depending upon location. 1219 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT Figure II-1 Criminal Justice Act Hourly Rates in Year 2001 Dollars $160 Capital Cases $140 $120 In-Court Rate Alternative Rate $100 $80 $60 $40 Out-of-Court Rate $20 $ Year The CJA sets presumptive caps on expenditure totals, but these caps can be exceeded upon certification of necessity by the court 67 and approval by the circuit s chief judge. 68 In noncapital cases, the presumptive cap for how much an attorney may charge for his or her time is $5,200 for a felony case and $1,500 for a misdemeanor case. 69 Services rendered by unassigned co-counsel, such as partners and associates, are included within these limits. 70 These limits, however, may be exceeded for extended or complex representation. 71 Judicial Conference guidelines provide that the attorney must submit a memorandum justifying the time 67 Certification by the court means certification by the court in which the representation was rendered, or the United States magistrate if the representation was furnished exclusively before him. 18 U.S.C. 3006A(d)(3); id. (e)(3) (similar language); 21 U.S.C. 848(q)(10)(B) (similar language). 68 The chief judge of the circuit may delegate such approval authority to an active circuit judge. 18 U.S.C. 3006A(d)(3), (e)(3); 21 U.S.C. 848(q)(10)(B) U.S.C. 3006A(d)(2); VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2. at p. 16 (provision 2.22.B(2)). Originally, these rates were $500 for felony cases and $300 for misdemeanor cases. Pub. L In 1970 these limits were increased to $1,000 for felony cases and $400 for misdemeanor cases. Pub. L (a). In 1984 these limits were increased to $2,000 for felony cases and $800 for misdemeanor cases. Criminal Justice Act revision of 1984, Pub. L (4)- (5). In 1986 these limits were increased to $3,500 for felony cases and $1,000 for misdemeanor cases. Criminal Justice Act Revision of 1986, Pub. L (a)(3)(B)(i). Current limits were created in Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000, Pub. L (1)(A)- (B). 70 VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 9 (provision 2.11) U.S.C. 3006A(d)(3); VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 19 (provision 2.22.B(3)). 1320 II. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT spent in extended or complex cases. 72 These limits apply only to the attorney s time; they do not apply to the attorney s expenses. 73 There are no statutory limits on total attorney fees in capital cases. 74 Counsel may be reimbursed for use of computer-assisted legal research so long as counsel can show that such expense does not exceed the total amount of attorney compensation that reasonably would have been approved if counsel had performed the research manually. 75 Because this is reimbursed as an out-ofpocket expense, however, it does not count against total compensation limits for the attorney. Investigative, expert, or other services in addition to service by counsel may also be reimbursed. But services in excess of $300 will not be reimbursed in noncapital cases without either (1) prior court approval on ex parte application, or (2) subsequent finding that timely procurement of necessary services could not await prior authorization. 76 The presumptive cap for an individual provider of these services is $1,000 over the provider s own expenses, but this may be exceeded if the services were of an unusual character or duration. 77 In capital cases, the ADAA specifies a presumptive cap of $7,500 for total investigative, expert, and other expenses, unless such services were of an unusual character or duration. 78 Under the ADAA, prior approval is required for all investigative, expert, and other expenditures, and such approval may not be requested ex parte without a proper showing concerning the need for confidentiality VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 2 at p. 20 (provision 2.22.C(2)). 73 Id. at pp (provision 2.22.B(1)(i)). 74 Id. ch. 6 at p. 5 (provision 6.02.A(2)). 75 Id. ch. 2 at p. 26 (provision 2.31.B) U.S.C. 3006A(e)(1)-(2). The allowance for services without prior authorization was added in 1970 with a limit of $150. Pub. L (a). In 1986 the limit for services without prior authorization was increased to $300. Criminal Justice Act Revision of 1986, Pub. L (a)(4)(B). Ex parte applications must be reviewed in camera and sealed until final disposition of the case. VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 3 at p. 3 (provision 3.03) U.S.C. 3006A(e)(3). This maximum originally was $300. Pub. L It was increased to $1,000 in Criminal Justice Act Revision of 1986, Pub. L (a)(4)(C) U.S.C. 848(q)(10)(B). The $7,500 limit was established in Pub. L (b). When the ADAA was enacted in 1988 capital habeas cases were exempted from CJA limits and the court was permitted to pay such rates or amounts as the court determines to be reasonably necessary. Pub. L See also VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 6 at pp (provision 6.03) U.S.C. 848(q)(9). When enacted in 1988, the ADAA provided for ex parte approval, Pub. L , but in 1996 the ADAA was amended to prohibit ex parte request, Pub. L See also VII Judiciary Guide A, ch. 6 at pp. 8-9 (provision 6.03.A). 14 View more
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