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Application For Membership To Criminal Justice Act Panel - Alabama
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA March 2, 1995 Re: Criminal Justice Act Panel of Attorneys; Application for Membership to the CJA Panel for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Dear Attorney: Pursuant tothis Courts Criminal Justice Act Plan, as amended, effective February 28, 1994, a Panel Selection Committee has been appointed and will meet in the near future for the purpose of developing a panelof attorneys available for appointment to criminal cases in the Southern District o f Alabama. The panel of attorneys will consist of private attorneys regularly practicing before the Court who have demonstrated their professional responsibilities,interests, and abilities in criminal practice and n i representing the legally indigent. As you may know, a Community Defender Organization has been incorporated in this District and is expected to become operational within the next few months. This organization which is headedby Carlos Williams, the Federal Defender, and supported by three assistant federaldefenders, will be called upon o t represent most, but not all, of the indigent criminal defendants in this District. It is estimated that approximately twenty-five percent of the indigent criminal defendants in this District will require representation by attorneys who are eligible forappointment. These attorneys will be appointed from th e panel of attorneys designated by the Panel Selection Committee. If you are interested in serving as a member of the panel, you must complete the enclosed application and submit same to the Clerk of Court on or before April 17, 1995. Even though you may have previously accepted appointments in criminal cases in this District, you must complete and return the application. Please be advised that your submission of an applicationwill not necessarily result in you r selection to the panel of attorneys. Pursuant to theCriminal Justice Act Plan, the Panel Selection Committe e is required to meet at least once every six months and will consider additional applications for panel membership as needed. Thank you for your interest in serving as a member of the panel. Sincerely, Panel Selection Committee <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMAName: Firm: Business address: Telephone: Social Security No.: Date admitted to Alabama Bar: Date admitted to Southern District: Date admitted to Eleventh Circuit: Other courts and states in which you are admitted or licensed to practice and dates of admission:Professional organizations to which you belong: Have you ever been disciplined by the bar of any state or by any court? ____ If yes, explain.<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3Check type of panel or panels on which you are willing to serve: _____ CJA Panel (receive voluntary appointments on rotation basis) _____ Training Panel (receive voluntary appointments to assist as co-counsel for training purposes and without compensation) Summarize your experience in the representation of federal criminal defendants, giving the number of federal criminal cases you have handled, including the number of jury trials, guilty pleas, and dismissals or other dispositions. Have you had experience in federal district court handling habeascorpus cases? ______ If so, summariz eyour experience. Have you had experience in handling federal criminal appeals?_____ If so, summarize your experience. <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4Summarize your experience in the representation of state criminal defendants.Summarize your experience in other federal litigation, particularly before juries and on appeal.Summarize the general nature of your law practice, stating what percentage of your total practice involvesthe representation of criminal defendants.Do you have ready access to a library containing materials necessary to the preparation of a federal criminalcase? ________ Explain whether your firm possesses such materials or whether you have access tofederal research materials from other sources.<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5Are you fluent in any foreign language? _____ If so, specify. Have you ever been employed as a prosecutor, public defender or judicial law clerk?_____ If so, specif ythe employer and dates of employment. Have you had any experience in the trial of death penalty cases? _____ If so, please summarize the nature of your experience. Please list any legal seminars you have attended in the last five years concerning federal or state criminal defense, appellate advocacy or death penalty defense, stating the subject matter of the seminar, the sponsor, the approximate number of hours attended and the approximate dates of the seminar. <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6Summarize any other legal training or experience you have which may qualify you to serve on the CJA Panel. If you are not selected for appointment on the CJA Panel, do you desire to be included on a Training Panel, which would be composed of attorneys less experienced in federal criminal practice who desire to gain experience by assisting members of the panels on their cases without compensation? _______ If selected for appointment on theCJA Panel, are you willing to attend, on an annual basis, continuing lega leducation training toinsure that you remain current on recent developments in the law relevant to federa lcriminal defense? (The Office of the Federal Public Defender will provide training each year free of charge to panel members.) _____ I have carefully read the foregoing application and certify that the information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7Return to: Charles R. Diard, Jr., Clerk of Court, U. S. District Court Southern District of Alabama 113 Saint Joseph Street Mobile, Alabama 36602 Telephone: (334) 690-2371; Fax: (334) 694-4297
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