Eastern District of Louisiana · E.D. La. · 5th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for E.D. La. Panel Attorneys

PanelTime™ reads your CJA timesheet — handwritten, Word, Excel, Google Docs, or PDF — and converts it into an eVoucher-ready file automatically. AI assigns the service codes. No manual data entry.

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Abbreviation

E.D. La.

Location

New Orleans

Circuit

5th Circuit

About the District

Eastern District of Louisiana — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is headquartered at the John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building in New Orleans. E.D. La. covers the southeastern portion of the state — including New Orleans, the surrounding parishes, and the Gulf Coast — and sits within the Fifth Circuit. The district is the largest in Louisiana by population and serves one of the most culturally distinct urban centers in the country.

The district's federal criminal docket includes drug trafficking, firearms offenses, public corruption (New Orleans and surrounding parishes have historically generated significant corruption prosecutions), healthcare fraud, and organized crime matters. E.D. La. also processes cases arising from Gulf Coast maritime activity and federal regulatory violations. The CJA panel in E.D. La. serves a substantial population of indigent defendants, and panel attorneys frequently handle complex multi-count indictments with lengthy pretrial periods. PanelTime™ reads any timesheet format — handwritten notes, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PDFs — and converts the full record to an eVoucher-ready file in a single upload.

CJA panel attorneys in E.D. La. submit compensation through the national eVoucher platform using CJA-20 vouchers. PanelTime™ is the AI billing tool built for federal CJA panel attorneys — eliminating manual service code lookup and data entry for New Orleans panel attorneys.

How it works

From timesheet to eVoucher — E.D. La. panel attorneys

Works with any format E.D. La. panel attorneys already use.

Upload your timesheet — handwritten notes, Word, Excel, Google Docs, PDF, any format as long as it has a date, description, and hours. (see requirements)

AI reads and codes your entries — PanelTime™ assigns the correct eVoucher service codes automatically and separates services from expenses.

Import into E.D. La. eVoucher with one click. Use the free Chrome extension to fill your expenses tab automatically. Services and expenses, done.

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Review, correct, and submit — you stay in control. PanelTime™ only works from what you recorded. It removes the retyping step; the voucher is still yours to approve.

Common questions

E.D. La. panel attorneys ask

Does this AI billing tool work with the E.D. La. eVoucher system?

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including E.D. La. in New Orleans.

Do I need to know the CJA service codes?

No. The AI reads your descriptions and assigns the correct eVoucher service codes automatically. You review every assignment before importing and can adjust anything.

Can I use my existing handwritten or typed timesheet?

Yes — photo, scan, PDF, or typed document all work. As long as your sheet has a date, description, and hours, PanelTime™ can read it.

What about travel expenses and mileage in and around New Orleans?

PanelTime™ separates mileage and travel expenses from time entries automatically. The free Chrome extension imports your expenses into eVoucher's expenses tab with one click.

Does this work for CJA-21 service providers in E.D. La.?

Yes. Include your hourly rate on the timesheet — e.g., "RATE = $85" — and PanelTime™ calculates compensation automatically for CJA-21 vouchers.

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