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Hourly Rate Increases for Criminal Justice Act
(CJA) Panel Attorneys

NEW YORK, May 21, 2007 - The Administrative Office of the United States Courts announced the following increases in the rates to be paid to lawyers receiving compensation under the Criminal Justice Act: Non-capital hourly panel attorneys rate from $92 to $94, and maximum hourly capital rate from $163 to $166 (for federal capital prosecutions and capital post-conviction proceedings). The new hourly rates apply to work performed on or after May 20, 2007.