CJA Information Center - Forms and Worksheets

• WHERE TO SUBMIT VOUCHERS:  Do not send vouchers directly to chambers.  All vouchers must be sent to CJA Division, Clerk's Office 333 Lomas Blvd. NW Ste 270, Albuquerque, NM 87102.

• INTERIM BILLINGS:  In the event you will be submitting interim billings, you may use a photocopy of the voucher as long as it contains an original signature.  Copies of vouchers may also be obtained using CM/ECF.

• WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONS:   Each voucher must have worksheets attached for any claims made for in-court or out-of-court compensation as well as for any expenses claimed, regardless of the nature of the expense.  Failure to include worksheets will result in the voucher being returned to the attorney.
• Each worksheet must include the docket number and the name of the defendant represented.
• Worksheets provided by the court (or something substantially similar) must be used for your supporting documentation.  Entries must contain the date the service was performed, a description of the service performed and the time spent performing the service. Travel time is allowable but the round-trip time must exceed one (1) hour before the amount may be claimed.  Total hours for each service category must be transferred to the appropriate column on the front of the CJA form.  Do not state "See Attached."

• SUBMIT BY:   Vouchers shall be submitted no later than 45 days after the final disposition of the case, unless good cause is shown (Paragraph 2.21A, CJA Guidelines).

• PAYMENT AUDIT REVIEW:  All CJA payments are subject to post-audit; contemporaneous time and attendance records as well as expense records must be maintained for three years after approval of the final voucher (Paragraph 2.32, CJA Guidelines).  Any over payments are subject to collection, including deduction of amounts due from future vouchers.