The application period is now open for the 2025 Northern District of California Criminal Justice Act panels: The Appellate Panel, the San Francisco and Oakland Trial Panel, and the San Jose Trial Panel.
Attorneys lacking the minimum qualifications for the Trial Panel should apply to the Tier II Panel.
Applications can be accessed at the Northern District of California Federal Public defender website: https://www.ndcalfpd.org/cja
Applications are accepted through 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025.