Eastern District of Missouri · E.D. Mo. · 8th Circuit

CJA eVoucher AI Billing Tool
for E.D. Mo. 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

E.D. Mo.

Divisions

St. Louis · Cape Girardeau · Hannibal

Circuit

8th Circuit

About the District

Eastern District of Missouri — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri covers the eastern portion of the state and is headquartered at the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis. The district also maintains divisions in Cape Girardeau and Hannibal. E.D. Mo. sits within the Eighth Circuit and serves the St. Louis metropolitan area — the largest population center in Missouri — along with the Missouri Bootheel, the Mississippi River corridor, and surrounding counties.

The district's federal criminal docket is large and active, reflecting the volume of cases generated by St. Louis. The docket includes drug trafficking (a major distribution hub given St. Louis's geographic position), firearms offenses, public corruption, financial fraud, and gang-related prosecutions. E.D. Mo. has handled significant multi-defendant RICO and drug conspiracy cases. CJA panel attorneys in E.D. Mo. carry substantial caseloads, and lengthy drug trafficking cases with multi-month pretrial periods are common. PanelTime™ reads your full timesheet in any format and produces an eVoucher-ready import file automatically — no service code lookup required.

CJA panel attorneys in E.D. Mo. submit compensation through the national eVoucher platform using CJA-20 vouchers. PanelTime™ is the AI billing tool that converts your St. Louis federal court timesheet to an eVoucher-ready file in seconds.

How it works

From timesheet to eVoucher — E.D. Mo. panel attorneys

Works with any format E.D. Mo. panel attorneys already use.

Upload your timesheet — handwritten notes, Word, Excel, Google Docs, PDF, any format as long as it has a date, description, and hours. (see requirements)

AI reads and codes your entries — PanelTime™ assigns the correct eVoucher service codes automatically and separates services from expenses.

Import into E.D. Mo. eVoucher with one click. Use the free Chrome extension to fill your expenses tab automatically. Services and expenses, done.

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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

E.D. Mo. panel attorneys ask

Does this AI billing tool work with the E.D. Mo. eVoucher system?

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used in all 94 federal districts, including E.D. Mo. at St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, and Hannibal.

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.

Can I use my existing handwritten or typed timesheet?

Yes — photo, scan, PDF, or typed document all work. As long as your sheet has a date, description, and hours, PanelTime™ can read it.

What about travel to Cape Girardeau or Hannibal?

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.

Does this work for CJA-21 service providers in E.D. Mo.?

Yes. Include your hourly rate on the timesheet — e.g., "RATE = $85" — and PanelTime™ calculates compensation automatically for CJA-21 vouchers.

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