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Home | Attorneys | Criminal Justice Act (CJA)


CJA CASE COMPENSATION MAXIMUMS

As of January 1, 20251
 
If the case is a... the case maximum is...
(a) Felony (except federal capital prosecutions) $13,600 for trial court level
$9,700 for appeal
(b) Misdemeanor (including petty offenses (class B or C misdemeanors or infractions) as provided in 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(A)) $3,900 for trial court level
$9,700 for appeal
(c) Proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 4106A (in connection with paroled prisoners transferred to the United States) $2,900 for representation before U.S. Parole Commission
$9,700 for appeal
(d) Proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 4107 or § 4108 (for counsel and guardians ad litem providing services in connection with prisoner transfer proceedings). Note: For information on appointment of counsel or guardians ad litem under 18 U.S.C. § 4109see: Guide, Vol 7B (International Prisoner Transfer Proceedings). $3,900 for each consent verification proceeding
(e) Pre-Trial Diversion $13,600 if the offense alleged by the U.S. attorney is a felony
$3900 if the offense alleged by the U.S. attorney is a misdemeanor
(f) Proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 983 (for services provided by counsel appointed under 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings) $13,600 for trial court level
$9,700 for appeal
(g) Non-Capital Post-Conviction Proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2241§ 2254 or § 2255 $13,600 for trial court level
$9,700 for appeal
(h) Proceedings to Protect Federal Jurors' Employment under 28 U.S.C. § 1875 $13,600 for trial court level
$9,700 for appeal

(i) Other Representations Required or Authorized by the CJA

$2,900 for trial court level
$2,700 for each level of appeal

Note: This category includes but is not limited to the following representations:


(1) probation violation;


(2) supervised release hearing (for persons charged with a violation of supervised release or facing modification, reduction, or enlargement of a condition or extension or revocation of a term of supervised release);


(3) parole proceedings under 18 U.S.C. chapter 311 (repealed) (but see: note at Guide, Vol 7A, § 210.20.10(a)(5)).

(4) material witness in custody;


(5) mental condition hearings under 18 U.S.C. chapter 313 (except for hearings under 18 U.S.C. § 4241 and § 4244, which are considered part of the case in chief with no separate compensation maximums applying). (For a chart detailing the treatment of compensation for representation at each hearing under 18 U.S.C. chapter 313, see: Guide, Vol 7A, § 220.30(f));


(6) civil or criminal contempt (where the person faces loss of liberty);


(7) witness (before a grand jury, a court, the Congress, or a federal agency or commission with the power to compel testimony, when there is a reason to believe either before or during testimony that the witness could be subject to a criminal prosecution, a civil or criminal contempt proceeding, or loss of liberty); and


(8) international extradition (under 18 U.S.C. chapter 209).
 

 

 

 

 

1 For historical case compensation maximums prior to January 1, 2025, consult the Guide, Vol. 7A, § 230.23.30.














Last modified on 05/30/2025