Western District of Pennsylvania · W.D. Pa. · 3rd Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for W.D. Pa. 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

W.D. Pa.

Divisions

Pittsburgh · Erie · Johnstown

Circuit

3rd Circuit

About the District

Western District of Pennsylvania — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania covers the western portion of the state with three divisions — Pittsburgh (Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse), Erie, and Johnstown. Pittsburgh handles the overwhelming majority of federal criminal appointments in the district. W.D. Pa. sits within the Third Circuit and serves a region of approximately three million people across western Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the Lake Erie shoreline, and the Allegheny highlands.

The district's federal criminal docket includes drug trafficking, firearms offenses, financial fraud, public corruption, and organized crime matters. Pittsburgh's court has handled significant RICO and public corruption prosecutions. The opioid epidemic has driven a sustained volume of drug conspiracy cases across the district. CJA panel attorneys in W.D. Pa. frequently carry complex, multi-defendant cases with timesheets spanning lengthy pretrial periods. PanelTime™ reads the full timesheet in a single upload — handwritten, Word, Excel, PDF, or any other format — and delivers an eVoucher-ready file without any manual service code entry.

CJA panel attorneys in W.D. Pa. submit compensation through the national eVoucher platform using CJA-20 vouchers. PanelTime™ — the AI billing tool for federal CJA panel attorneys — automates the conversion from timesheet to eVoucher, working with both attorney and service provider voucher types.

How it works

From timesheet to eVoucher — W.D. Pa. panel attorneys

Works with any format W.D. Pa. 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 W.D. Pa. 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

W.D. Pa. panel attorneys ask

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

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including W.D. Pa. at Pittsburgh, Erie, and Johnstown.

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 to Erie or Johnstown?

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 W.D. Pa.?

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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