District of Maryland · D. Md. · 4th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for D. Md. 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

D. Md.

Divisions

Baltimore · Greenbelt

Circuit

4th Circuit

About the District

District of Maryland — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland covers the entire state and operates two divisions — Baltimore (Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse) and Greenbelt (William D. Quarles Jr. Federal Building), which serves the southern Maryland counties near Washington D.C. The Baltimore Division handles the larger share of criminal appointments, while Greenbelt sees significant caseloads tied to its proximity to federal agencies and the D.C. metro area.

D. Md.'s federal criminal docket includes drug trafficking, firearms offenses, gang prosecutions, public corruption, and financial crimes. The Baltimore courthouse handles some of the most significant organized crime and narcotics prosecutions in the Fourth Circuit. CJA panel attorneys in Maryland frequently handle complex cases with multi-month timesheets and detailed expense records. The CJA panel is coordinated through the court's CJA office, with Alyssa Thorn serving as CJA Coordinating Attorney. PanelTime™ reads your full timesheet and produces an eVoucher-ready file automatically — no matter how many entries or how mixed your services and expenses are.

CJA panel attorneys in D. Md. submit compensation through the national eVoucher platform using CJA-20 vouchers. PanelTime™ — the AI billing tool for federal panel attorneys — eliminates manual data entry and service code lookup, working with both attorney and service provider voucher types.

How it works

From timesheet to eVoucher — D. Md. panel attorneys

Works with any format D. Md. 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 D. Md. 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

D. Md. panel attorneys ask

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

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including D. Md. at both the Baltimore and Greenbelt courthouses.

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 Word 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 between Baltimore and Greenbelt?

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 Maryland?

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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