Overview:
All CJA attorney and service provider (experts*) billing is processed using the United States Courts eVoucher system. CJA Panel Attorneys are responsible for timely preparing and submitting payment documents in eVoucher for their service providers. Funding requests should never be submitted on the Court docket. All CJA billing and funding requests through eVoucher are ex parte.
*Experts – all service providers.
Note: On the attorney’s eVoucher home screen there is a useful “Help” tab with basic eVoucher instructions.
Yes – Interim vouchers are encouraged. No motion is required to submit an interim voucher.
Submit a CJA 26 requesting additional funds for attorney services.
AUTH – Obtain prior authorization for expert services
CJA 20 – CJA Panel Attorney Payment (CJA 30 for Capital Cases)
CJA 21 – Expert Services Payment (CJA 31 for Capital Cases)
CJA 26 – Authorization for attorney fees over waivable case maximums
TRAVEL – Authorization for CJA funded travel
Yes – The CJA encourages the use of experts.
The CJA Panel Attorney is solely responsible for timely preparing and submitting expert service payment documents. (AUTH & CJA 21).
The CJA Panel Attorney requests funding for the services (AUTH).*
The AUTH must contain the expert’s name and requested hourly rate or billing method.
The CJA Panel Attorney prepares and submits the expert’s billing in a CJA 21, attaching the expert’s invoice.*
Expert service payments are only processed through eVoucher.
*Funding must be approved before services are rendered.
All experts must have a District of Colorado eVoucher account created by the CJA Panel Administration. To request an eVoucher account for a proposed expert, the CJA Panel Attorney must submit the expert’s current resume, mailing address, email address and telephone number.
When creating a CJA 21, the expert’s name will appear in the drop down list.
If your proposed expert does not appear in the drop down list, contact the CJA Panel Administrators. Do not attempt to create a CJA 21 for an expert who’s name does not appear in the drop down list.
As of March 15, 2025 all CJA Payments are made electronically. In order to be paid, a CJA vendor must have a login.gov account and a Vendor Manager Service (VMS) account. CJA vendors are responsible for the accuracy of bank and tax identification information in their VMS accounts.
The CJA Resource Counsel and CJA Panel Administrator review all eVoucher submissions and forward them to the presiding judge. The presiding judge has the final authority to approve payment and funding requests. All eVoucher submissions are ex parte.
Only CJA Panel Attorneys and Experts may travel at CJA expense (after approval by the Court).
Fact witnesses and your client may not travel at CJA expense (Contact U.S. Marshal Service).
AIRFARE for CJA Panel Attorneys and Experts:
- may only be obtained using National Travel Service
- is prepaid and must be preapproved using eVoucher TRAVEL request
LODGING AND DAILY MIE are reimbursed as expenses. See https://www.gsa.gov/travel?topnav=travel. CJA does not pay daily flat rate per diem, only actual expenses supported by receipts. No reimbursement for alcoholic beverages.
For questions about CJA funded travel, please contact the CJA Panel Administrators.
Ordinary office overhead expenses; services and expenses that are personal in nature; service of subpoenas; PACER fees, deposits to inmate commissary accounts; client travel expenses; time spent preparing attorney payment documents (CJA 20 and CJA 26).