Criminal
Nov. 17, 2025
Criminal defense attorneys to get paid as memo dispute intensifies in LA
Federal CJA attorneys will finally receive delayed payments, but defenders warn staffing won't rebound quickly. A memo dispute erupted after prosecutors filed an ex parte brief during the funding crisis.
Private attorneys who have not been paid to represent criminal defendants since July in the Central District of California and elsewhere will get checks this week, according to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
The paychecks will be deposited starting Tuesday and again on Nov. 21, and fee bills are being processed in the order they have been approved.
Although federal funding through Congress' Continuing Resolution has resumed, the Judiciary was told in
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