Padilla Law, P.C. is pleased to announce that Paul Padilla has been appointed to the Criminal Justice Act Petty Offense and Misdemeanor Panel, for the United States District Court, District of Colorado.
The Criminal Justice Act was originally created in 1964 to establish a system for appointing and compensating lawyers to represent defendants who are financially unable to retain counsel in federal criminal proceedings. Later, the CJA was expanded to create federal defender organizations, similar to state public defenders.
In Southwest Colorado, the CJA Panel is used to hire local attorneys as defense counsel, when a federal public defender is not available or has a conflict that otherwise prohibits him or her from working on a case.
The Criminal Justice Act was originally created in 1964 to establish a system for appointing and compensating lawyers to represent defendants who are financially unable to retain counsel in federal criminal proceedings. Later, the CJA was expanded to create federal defender organizations, similar to state public defenders.
In Southwest Colorado, the CJA Panel is used to hire local attorneys as defense counsel, when a federal public defender is not available or has a conflict that otherwise prohibits him or her from working on a case.
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