The Administrative Office (AO) of the United States Courts provides a listing of forms for Criminal  proceedings.  You may search by:

• Court Forms By Category
• Court Forms By Number

Below you will find a link to the National Forms Directory (Official AO Forms & Fees Directory) as well as other useful forms.

Several of the CJA forms have an instruction link.

CJA20 Tips

Form CJA 20

Appointment of and Authority To Pay Court-Appointed Counsel

Things to Remember:

• Check all Attorney Information (i.e. address, social security no., employer tax ID no., etc)  If information is inaccurate or out-dated, please correct on face of voucher before submitting for payment.  Payment is made from the Administrative Office in Washington DC and checks are written and mailed according to the information on the voucher.
• Itemize and separate the expenses for mileage, travel, room and board for other expenses such as telephone, postage fees, etc.  Attach receipts for expenses in excess of $50.00.  Also attach telephone bills if you do not itemize each call and the amount is over $50.00.
• List the dates of travel and number of miles traveled in addition to the dollar amount claimed for mileage.  Since the rate authorized for mileage changes regularly, the Administrative Office requires that the mileage, rate-per-mile claimed and the dates of travel be itemized to ensure payment in accordance with that which would be paid to court employees for travel.
• List the period of service claimed for that voucher.  These dates should be after the appointment date shown in Section 13 and should especially indicate an end-of-service date.

You can access this form in eVoucher.

CJA21 Tips

Authorization and Voucher For Expert and Other Services

Things to Remember:

• Motions for Expert Services should include rate-per-hour charge and estimated total cost of expert service.
• Sections 25 through 28 must be completed.  Payment cannot be made without this information.
• Attorney must sign and date Section 12 and Section 18.
• Expert must sign and date Section 17.
• Itemize and separate the expenses from the fees charged by the expert.  Payment includes fees plus expenses.  Attach receipts for expenses in excess of $50.00.
• List the dates of travel and number of miles traveled in addition to the dollar amount claimed for mileage.  Since the rate authorized for mileage changes regularly, the Administrative Office requires that the mileage, rate-per-mile claimed and the dates of travel be itemized to ensure payment in accordance with that which would be paid to court employees for travel.
• $800 Maximum amount for cost of services plus expenses which does not require prior approval.
• $2,400 Maximum amount for cost of services plus expenses which does require prior authorization but does not require circuit approval.  Prior authorization does not need to be gained if in the interest of expediency, time does not permit.
• Excess of $2,400  Must be certified by District Court and approved by the Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit before payment can be made.
• Attach a copy of any order which may have been obtained before the services were rendered that approved compensation in excess of the statutory minimum.  Attaching copies of prior authorization will eliminate the clerk's office researching the file for this information and will thereby expedite the processing of vouchers.

You can access this form in eVoucher.

CJA24 Tips

Authorization and Voucher For Payment of Transcript

Things to Remember:

• Attorney must fill out items 2-14.  (Item 1 will be entered automatically by the payment system or by court staff)
• Attorney must sign and date item 15.
• Original Signatures on this voucher are required for processing and payment.  To submit your voucher, you mail or deliver the original signed CJA24 form to the Boise Clerk's Office.  The Clerk's Office will send it to the Judge for payment approval.  If approved, it will be sent on to the court reporter or transcription company for production of the requested transcript(s).
• The Court will sign, or acquire appropriate signatures for items 16-24.

You can access this form in eVoucher.