Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Attorneys

Court of Appeals

Attorneys appointed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals under the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) will find on this page links to documents of interest and of use in their practice before the court. Other material, including court rules and forms may be found elsewhere on the website.

The DC Court of Appeals maintains its own list of attorneys eligible for appointment under the Criminal Justice Act. This is a closed panel and the Court opens the panel up once a year (usually the beginning of June) for new applicants to apply. The court issues an announcement of when the court will accept applications and the requirement and at that time will have the application available on the website.

Superior Court

Note: all applicants must submit the updated application, dated February 28, 2022. The Court will not consider older versions.