CJA Resources

Secured CJA Materials

Brief bank
Case Notes-Vermont Federal Defender Office
Change of Plea Hearing–Transcripts
Defense Post Newsletter—Vermont Federal Defender Office
Discovery and Pretrial Motions
Incarcerated Clients - Contacting clients, reviewing discovery, and Medication …
OTHER RESOURCES–CJA Compensation Rates, BOP Security Score Calculator, etc.
Previous Local Trainings—Materials & Presentations
Subpoenas (Fed. R. Crim. P. 17)

First Step Act

First Step Act Bills
First Step Act Comparison Charts
First Step Act Powerpoint
First Step Act Brown Bag Powerpoint 01/23/19

Information, Instruction and Forms

CJA Plan - District of Vermont
CJA Panel Application - Full and Training Panels
CJA National Guidelines, Instructions and Forms
CJA Policy and Procedure Manual - 2nd Circuit
CJA Panel - District of Vermont

Training Panel

CJA Training Panel Introduction
CJA Training Panel Guidelines

Other Resources

Important 2nd Circuit Cases

Most recent Second Circuit Court Cases are summarized in the Vermont Federal Public Defender Office Digest and Defense Post

Legal References
Attorney Associations, Federal Courts, Executive Branch and Sentencing Commissi…
DSO’s Dialogue, Education, Strategy, and Knowledge podcast