News & Announcements


Effective January 1, 2016 - Increases in CJA Hourly Rates and Case Maximums, Decrease in Mileage Reimbursement Rates

January 08, 2016

The hourly rates for CJA representation increase from $127 to $129 for non-capital cases and from $181 to $183 in capital cases for work performed on or after January 1, 2016. Case compensation maximums increase from $7,100 to $7,200 for services in an appeal (from felony, misdemeanor, proceeding under 18 U.S.C. § 4106A, 18 U.S.C. § 983, post-conviction proceeding under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241, 2254, or 2255, and 28 U.S.C. § 1875), completed on or after January 1, 2016. Previous hourly rates and case compensation maximums are available in the Guide to Judiciary Policy, Volume 7.

Mileage reimbursement rates for privately owned vehicles decrease from $.0575 per mile to $0.54 per mile as of January 1, 2016. Additional reimbursement rates are available from the General Services Administration.