The Office of the Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, operates under authority of the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (CJA), 18 U.S.C. § 3006A. It provides defense services in federal criminal cases and other covered matters to individuals who are financially unable to obtain adequate representation. A person’s eligibility for defender services is determined by the federal court. Defender organization attorneys may not engage in the private practice of law.
The defender organization for this district is headquartered in San Antonio, and it has staffed branches in El Paso, Del Rio, Austin, and Alpine.
The primary purpose of this site is to support CJA panel attorneys of the Western District of Texas in their appointed cases. Additionally, information is provided for federal defendants and others interested in criminal cases in our district. None of the information on this site is intended as, or should be taken as, legal advice.
$30 REGISTRATION FEE
8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. with Welcoming Remarks at 8:15 a.m.)
The seminar will be held in Room "A" of the Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center at 643 E. Durango Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas, across from the entrance to the John H. Wood, Jr. United States Courthouse.
You are invited to attend a seminar for the members of the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel of the San Antonio Division. This seminar is designed to give CJA Panel attorneys the skills they need to represent criminal defendants effectively in federal court. It is open to all lawyers currently on the CJA Panel in the San Antonio Division of the Western District of Texas. This seminar will meet the annual CLE requirements of the San Antonio CJA Plan.
Seminar topics will include: Defending Your Client Against Unconstitutional Hearsay, Drugs, Guns & Aliens, Payment Vouchers and Other CJA Issues, Views from the Bench, Excluding Evidence from Auto Searches, and Ethics Dealing with Prosecutorial Misconduct.
For more details, please click here.
On September 29, 2009, the District Judges of the San Antonio Division entered the attached Standing Order regarding Reimbursement of Attorneys in the CJA Plan Mentoring Program.
On August 4, 2009, an Order Adopting Amended CJA Plan was filed in the El Paso Division. Click here to view the amended plan.
On July 6, 2009, an Order Adopting Amended CJA Plan was filed in the San Antonio Division. Click here to view the amended plan.