Western District of Texas · W.D. Tex. · 5th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for W.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. Built for the volume and geography of W.D. Tex.

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Abbreviation

W.D. Tex.

Divisions

San Antonio · Austin · El Paso · Del Rio · Midland · Pecos · Waco

Circuit

5th Circuit

About the District

Western District of Texas — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is the largest federal district in the country by land area, covering more than 93,000 square miles across western and central Texas. It operates seven divisions — San Antonio (headquarters), Austin, El Paso, Del Rio, Midland-Odessa, Pecos, and Waco — serving a geographically vast and diverse region. The San Antonio Division at the John H. Wood Jr. United States Courthouse handles the bulk of the district's administrative functions.

W.D. Tex. consistently ranks among the top federal districts nationally for criminal case filings, driven by its shared border with Mexico across multiple divisions. Del Rio and El Paso handle enormous volumes of immigration-related prosecutions, while San Antonio and Austin see significant drug trafficking, firearms, and financial crime caseloads. CJA panel attorneys in this district routinely handle high-volume dockets and frequently travel between divisions — some cases spanning hundreds of miles. PanelTime™ sorts your travel expenses automatically so you can focus on the cases, not the billing.

The CJA panel in W.D. Tex. is supported through the court's divisional offices. Panel attorneys submit CJA-20 vouchers through the national eVoucher system for compensation. PanelTime™ — the AI billing tool for federal panel attorneys — eliminates the manual service code lookup and data entry that eats into attorney time.

How it works

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

Works with any format W.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™ automatically assigns the correct eVoucher service codes and separates services from expenses, including travel.

Import into W.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

W.D. Tex. panel attorneys ask

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

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including all seven W.D. Tex. divisions — San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Del Rio, Midland, Pecos, and Waco.

I handle a high volume of short cases across multiple divisions — does PanelTime™ work for that?

Yes. Each case gets its own upload. PanelTime™ reads every entry and codes it — whether you have five entries or five hundred. High-volume dockets are exactly what this tool is built for.

Do I need to know the CJA service codes?

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

What about travel expenses between divisions — Del Rio to San Antonio, El Paso to Midland?

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. 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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