Eastern District of Washington · E.D. Wash. · 9th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for E.D. Wash. 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. Wash.

Divisions

Spokane · Yakima

Circuit

9th Circuit

About the District

Eastern District of Washington — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington covers the eastern half of the state — everything east of the Cascades — with divisions in Spokane (Thomas S. Foley United States Courthouse) and Yakima. Spokane is the primary courthouse and handles the majority of federal criminal appointments in the district. E.D. Wash. sits within the Ninth Circuit and serves a largely rural region anchored by Spokane, the Yakima Valley agricultural corridor, and the Columbia River basin communities along the Idaho and Oregon borders.

The district's federal criminal docket includes drug trafficking (methamphetamine distribution is the dominant narcotics matter in eastern Washington, alongside heroin and fentanyl), firearms offenses, child exploitation, immigration crimes, and crimes on the Yakama, Spokane, Colville, and other tribal reservations — E.D. Wash. covers several large federally recognized tribal nations, generating federal jurisdiction over crimes in Indian Country. CJA panel attorneys in E.D. Wash. frequently handle cases with tribal nexus issues alongside standard drug and firearms prosecutions. PanelTime™ reads any timesheet format and produces an eVoucher-ready import file automatically in a single upload.

CJA panel attorneys in E.D. Wash. submit compensation through the national eVoucher platform using CJA-20 vouchers. PanelTime™ is the AI billing tool for eastern Washington federal panel attorneys — converting timesheets from Spokane and Yakima to eVoucher-ready files without manual service code entry.

How it works

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

Works with any format E.D. Wash. 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. Wash. 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. Wash. panel attorneys ask

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

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including E.D. Wash. at Spokane and Yakima.

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 between Spokane and Yakima?

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. Wash.?

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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