Western District of Washington  ·  W.D. Wash.  ·  9th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for W.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
W.D. Wash.
Divisions
Seattle · Tacoma · Bellingham
Circuit
9th Circuit
About the District

Western District of Washington — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington serves the western portion of the state — home to Seattle, Tacoma, and the broader Puget Sound region — with courthouses in Seattle (William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse) and Tacoma (Union Station Federal Building). A third location in Bellingham serves the northwestern corner of the state near the Canadian border. W.D. Wash. is the busiest federal court in the Ninth Circuit outside of California.

The district's federal criminal docket is active and varied, with significant caseloads in drug trafficking (including fentanyl and methamphetamine from the Pacific Northwest smuggling routes), cybercrime, financial fraud, and firearms offenses. The proximity to the Canadian border generates immigration and smuggling cases in the Bellingham division. CJA panel attorneys in W.D. Wash. handle appointments across all three locations, and Seattle-based attorneys frequently travel to Tacoma and vice versa. PanelTime™ handles mixed timesheets — services, travel, and expenses in the same upload.

CJA panel administration in W.D. Wash. is managed through the court's CJA office and supported by the Federal Public Defender's office in Seattle. Panel attorneys submit CJA-20 vouchers through the national eVoucher platform. PanelTime™ — the AI billing tool for CJA panel attorneys — converts your timesheet into an eVoucher-ready import file in seconds.


How it works

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

Works with any format W.D. Wash. panel attorneys already use.
1
Upload your timesheet — handwritten notes, Word, Excel, Google Docs, PDF, any format as long as it has a date, description, and hours. (see requirements)
2
AI reads and codes your entries — PanelTime™ assigns the correct eVoucher service codes automatically and separates services from expenses.
3
Import into W.D. Wash. eVoucher with one click. Use the free Chrome extension to fill your expenses tab automatically. Services and expenses, done.
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. Wash. panel attorneys ask

Does this AI billing tool work with the W.D. Wash. eVoucher system?
Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including W.D. Wash. at Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellingham.
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.
What about travel between Seattle and Tacoma, or up to Bellingham?
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.
Can I upload a scan of my handwritten timesheet?
Yes. Take a photo or scan and upload as an image or PDF. As long as your sheet has a date, description, and hours, PanelTime™ can read it.
Does this work for CJA-21 service providers in W.D. Wash.?
Yes. Include your hourly rate on the timesheet — e.g., "RATE = $85" — and PanelTime™ calculates compensation automatically for CJA-21 vouchers.

Free templates

Print-ready timesheets for W.D. Wash. panel attorneys

Designed for easy data entry and clean uploads to PanelTime™.

CJA-20
Attorney Timesheet
Services and expenses — print, fill by hand or type, then upload.
⬇ Download PDF
CJA-21
Service Provider Timesheet
Includes hourly rate field — services and expenses combined.
⬇ Download PDF

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