Please call (202-502-3030) to reach the Office of Defender Services (ODS), Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) for assistance regarding the matters specified below:

ODS, Legal and Policy Branch Duty Day Attorney

Guide, Volume 7, Part A (CJA Guidelines) policies and procedures, including:

• appointment and payment of qualified counsel
• authorization and payment of other service providers
• CJA panel management
• CJA voucher review/approval/payment processes
• Case budgeting
• capital resource counsel projects

ODS, Training Branch Duty Day Attorney

• CJA practitioner questions about substantive representation issues
• CJA panel attorney training resources and opportunities

ODS, Information Technology Division

• CJA Panel Attorney Payment System questions
• Data requests from the CJA Panel Attorney Payment System