FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
Southern District of Texas
"TOPICS IN FORENSICS SCIENCE"
CJA Panel Training
Live Teams Presentation
Thursday, October 29, 2026

The Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”) provides for the appointment of counsel in criminal cases to persons who are financially unable to obtain adequate representation. 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a). In the Southern District of Texas, in cases where the Federal Public Defender has not been appointed to represent a defendant who is entitled to the assistance of appointed counsel, individual defense attorneys are chosen from a federal panel. The Federal Public Defender is charged with assuring that members of the CJA panel are familiar with federal criminal practice.

This seminar will be a crash course in forensic issues that recurrently show up in federal prosecution. The CLE will cover how to flag these issues and what the experts say versus what they mean.

This seminar is pending approval from the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department for 1.0 hrs. of CLE credit (Course No. 174336952). There is no cost for participants or for those attorneys wishing to apply for the CLE credit. Each participant is responsible for reporting their CLE hours to the State Bar of Texas. If you have any questions, contact Dora Madrigal at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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This seminar is for attorneys eligible or seeking to become eligible to take CJA appointments.