Southern District of Texas · S.D. Tex. · 5th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for S.D. Tex. 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

S.D. Tex.

Divisions

Houston · Corpus Christi · Laredo · McAllen · Brownsville · Galveston · Victoria

Circuit

5th Circuit

About the District

Southern District of Texas — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas is one of the busiest federal courts in the country by total filings, covering the Gulf Coast and the Texas-Mexico border from Houston to Brownsville. The district operates seven divisions — Houston (Bob Casey United States Courthouse), Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, Brownsville, Galveston, and Victoria. S.D. Tex. handles more immigration cases than almost any other district in the nation, driven by its position along the entire southern border of Texas.

The district's federal criminal docket is enormous and heavily weighted toward immigration offenses, drug trafficking (the border divisions see massive narcotics smuggling cases), human trafficking, and firearms offenses. Houston generates significant financial fraud, healthcare fraud, and public corruption cases. CJA panel attorneys in S.D. Tex. often carry high caseloads, particularly in the border divisions where immigration-related appointments are voluminous and fast-moving. For non-immigration cases, timesheets frequently span many months with mixed service types. PanelTime™ handles any format and any volume — upload once and every entry is coded and ready to import.

CJA panel attorneys in S.D. Tex. submit compensation through the national eVoucher platform using CJA-20 vouchers. PanelTime™ is the AI billing tool built for CJA panel attorneys nationwide — converting timesheets to eVoucher-ready files across all seven S.D. Tex. divisions automatically.

How it works

From timesheet to eVoucher — S.D. Tex. panel attorneys

Works with any format S.D. Tex. 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 S.D. Tex. 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

S.D. Tex. panel attorneys ask

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

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including all seven S.D. Tex. divisions — Houston, Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, Brownsville, Galveston, and Victoria.

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 between divisions — Houston to Laredo, McAllen to Brownsville?

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 S.D. Tex.?

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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