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Superior Court Appoints 159 CJA Panel Attorneys

September 25, 2024

On September 19 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued Administrative Order 24-14 appointing 159 full and provisional members of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel of attorneys. Unless suspended or removed, full panel members are appointed for a four-year term, and provisional members for two years. When making appointments of counsel under the CJA, judicial officers of the Superior Court shall appoint only attorneys listed on the CJA Panel for new cases, return of bench warrants and probation revocation matters, and for existing cases where the judicial officer presiding in the case has entered an order permitting an attorney to withdraw or otherwise removing counsel.

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