In September, 2008, the District Court adopted a new Criminal Justice Act Plan which established a CJA Panel Selection Committee. The Committee is charged with creating an
application process for the establishment of a qualified CJA Panel for the District of Maine. The Committee has met and created the accompanying application. The application is designed to gather sufficient information without being too burdensome.

The Committee hopes that all currently active members of the CJA Panel will apply and that attorneys who have not in the past served will apply, as well. Even if you are currently on the panel you must complete the new application to be considered for the new panel. Preliminary calculations indicate the new panel will be about the same size as the current active panel. We encourage all attorneys with an interest to apply.

Please complete the application and send it in by April 1, 2009. The completed application can be turned in at the Portland Clerk’s Office, mailed to Renee Bender, U.S. District Court, 156
Federal St., Portland, ME 04101, or e‐mailed to CJA@med.uscourts.gov.

If you have any questions about the application or the process, feel free to call Renee Bender at (207) 780‐3356, David Beneman, Federal Defender, at (207) 553‐7070, ext. 101, or Bruce Mallonee, National CJA Panel Representative at (207) 992‐2262

Thank you for your interest in serving on the CJA Panel.

District of Maine CJA Panel Selection Committee
Bruce Mallonee
David Bate
John Ciraldo
Bruce Merrill
David Beneman, ex officio