Northern District of Texas · N.D. Tex. · 5th Circuit

CJA eVoucher Timekeeping
for N.D. Tex. Panel Attorneys

PanelTime™ is the only AI tool that converts your CJA timesheet — handwritten, Word, Excel, Google Docs, or PDF — into an eVoucher-ready file automatically. No manual data entry. No service codes to look up.

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Abbreviation

N.D. Tex.

Divisions

Dallas · Fort Worth · Abilene · Amarillo · Lubbock · Wichita Falls

Circuit

5th Circuit

About the District

Northern District of Texas — Federal Court Overview

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas serves the northern portion of the state and is one of the largest federal districts in the country by geography and caseload. It operates six divisions — Dallas, Fort Worth, Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, and Wichita Falls — with the Dallas Division headquartered at the Earle Cabell Federal Building handling the heaviest criminal docket.

The Northern District's federal criminal caseload covers a wide range of offenses, including drug trafficking, firearms, fraud, and immigration violations across its vast geographic footprint. CJA panel attorneys in N.D. Tex. often travel between divisions and manage cases with extensive travel expenses alongside their time entries. PanelTime™ handles both in a single upload — it separates travel expenses from time entries automatically so you don't have to.

CJA panel support in N.D. Tex. is provided through the court's eVoucher office, including Antonio Woods, the district's CJA eVoucher Trainer. Panel attorneys submit CJA-20 vouchers through the national eVoucher platform for attorney compensation and expense reimbursement.

How it works

From timesheet to eVoucher in three steps

Works with any format N.D. Tex. panel attorneys already use.

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

PanelTime™ reads your entries — automatically assigns the correct eVoucher service codes, sorts services from expenses, and builds a clean import file. No service code lookup needed.

Import into N.D. Tex. eVoucher with one click. Use our free Chrome extension to automatically populate your expenses tab as well. 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 manual retyping step; the voucher is still yours to approve.

Common questions

N.D. Tex. panel attorneys ask

Does PanelTime™ work with the N.D. Tex. eVoucher system?

Yes. PanelTime™ produces a CSV formatted for the national eVoucher platform used by all 94 federal districts, including all six N.D. Tex. divisions — Dallas, Fort Worth, Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, and Wichita Falls.

Do I need to know the CJA service codes?

No. PanelTime™ reads your time entry descriptions and assigns the correct eVoucher service codes automatically. You review the result before importing and can correct anything.

I have travel expenses mixed in with my time entries — does PanelTime™ sort them out?

Yes. PanelTime™ automatically separates time entries from expenses. Our free Chrome extension then imports your expenses into eVoucher's expenses tab with one click.

Can I use my existing handwritten timesheet?

Yes — take a photo or scan it and upload the image or PDF. As long as your sheet has a date, description of work, and hours, PanelTime™ can read it.

Does this work for CJA-21 service providers in the Northern District?

Yes. Include your hourly rate somewhere on the timesheet — for example, "RATE = $85" — and PanelTime™ will calculate compensation automatically for CJA-21 vouchers.

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