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CJA Plans Updated

Monday, March 29, 2021

All, The CJA plans for the district have been updated and are available on the US District Court's website. https://www.ctd.uscourts.gov/cja-plans

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Bail Training

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Agenda for the training event at Quinnipiac Law School on Nov. 5, 2019 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. There is no need to register in advance. I will have a sign-in sheet in the auditorium. You can get CLE credit for the number of hours you attend. This is an important event as some new bail procedures will be discussed. I look forward to seeing all... Read More

Bail Training Agenda

CJA Training Events

Monday, February 04, 2019

Our office is pleased to announce two CJA Training events. The first will be on Feb 11, 2019, in the New Haven Court’s jury assembly room. This session will begin at 2 pm and will last for 1 – 1.5 hours on the First Step Act. The second training will take place at Quinnipiac Law School on March 7 from 1-5 pm in the Grand Courtroom. This... Read More

Winning Strategies and Fundamentals of Federal Criminal Defense

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

The Winning Strategies Seminar brings together a dynamic group of attorneys and other legal professionals to speak on a wide variety of topics, all specifically designed to keep CJA practitioners abreast of the most recent and important developments in federal criminal defense. Sessions include both large plenary lectures as well as smaller... Read More

New Developments in Bail Training Sessions

Monday, October 29, 2018

There is a national push to support increasing pretrial release rates, and a fair amount of research and data that backs up the need to increase release rates. Federal Defender Terry Ward and Chief USPO Warren Maxwell will present these sessions with participation of additional members of the USPO. Federal Defender Ward recently presented... Read More

eVoucher Refresher Demonstration

Monday, October 01, 2018

The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut will be conducting eVoucher refresher training for CJA attorneys and their support staff on October 4, 2018.The training will provide basic demonstration of how to create vouchers and will be followed by a question and answer session.The demonstration will be held at the US District Court... Read More