Login Search form Search Main menu Training Events Program Materials & Videos Criminal Defense Topics Litigation Support Capital Defense Employment Other CJA Resources The Defender Services Office Training Division furthers the right to effective assistance of counsel by providing training and other resources to attorneys appointed under the Criminal Justice Act (link is external) . CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESOURCES Training Events FUNDAMENTALS OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE - VIRTUAL PROGRAM (RECORDINGS) VIEW RECORDED PROGRAMS MAY 14 - DECEMBER 31, 2021 Upcoming Training Events 2021 DEC 8 Conditionally Speaking: Challenging Standard and Special Conditions of Supervised Release Register Here (link is external) 2021 DEC 9 Managing Your Time, Maintaining Your Boundaries Register Here (link is external) 2021 DEC 13 Taking the Fear Out of Forensics: Techniques for Commanding Cross Examination and Dazzling Direct Examination Register Here (link is external) Agenda 2021 DEC 16 Beyond JSIN: A Defense Attorney’s Introduction to Using the Commission’s Datafiles Register Here (link is external) ALL TRAINING Latest News December 2, 2021 The Defender Services Diversity Fellowship Program Website Is Now Live November 28, 2021 Donations Pour In For innocent Missouri Man Freed After 43 Years November 23, 2021 Kevin Strickland, Innocent Man Wrongfully Convicted, Released After 43 Years In Prison November 22, 2021 BOP Failed To Apply Earned Time Credits to 60,000 Inmates November 21, 2021 Bluebook Adopts Rule Requiring Slavery Parentheticals ALL NEWS Featured Criminal Defense Topics Materials that will help you argue for the best sentence possible for your clients. This page contains important resources concerning the new COVID-19, including: (1) Courts Orders and procedures; (2) motions and pleadings; (3) links to other resources. The materials from these programs, collected on this page, provide practical litigation resources addressing such topics as racial inequities at bail hearings and many more. ALL TOPICS CJA Practitioner Resources Sustainability & Wellness Resources NEW Video Conferencing Assistance for CJA Panel Attorneys Federal Defender Office Blogs, Websites, and Defender Directory CJA Panel Attorney District Reps CJA Guidelines (link is external) , CJA Forms/Vouchers (link is external) , CJA Compensation Rates & Maximums (link is external) Supreme Court Advocacy Assistance ALL RESOURCES Defender Services Office Training Division Administrative Office of the United States Courts One Columbus Circle, N.E. Suite 4-200 Washington, DC 20544 Phone: (202) 502-2900 Hotline: (800) 788-9908 Fax: (202) 502-2911 About DSO Contact Us Home Website Feedback RSS Feeds Email Updates Website Disclaimer