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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT PANEL FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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Name: Law Firm Name: Business Address: Social Security No: Telephone:

Undergraduate College Attended: Degree: Law School Attended: Degree: Date admitted to North Carolina Bar: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals: Other Federal District Courts and Circuit Courts before which you are licensed to practice and dates admitted: Date: USDC/MDNC: Date:

Are you presently a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel in this District? How many appointments have you received during the past 4 years? Summarize your experience in the representation of federal criminal defendants. State the number of federal criminal cases you have handled showing the number of jury trials, guilty pleas, and dismissals.

Have you have experience in the federal district court with motions for post-trial relief in criminal cases? If so, how many? Please describe your experience.

How many appeals of federal criminal case have you handled?

Summarize your experience in the representation of state criminal defendants.

Summarize your experience in other federal litigation, especially before juries and in the appellate process.

Do you have ready access to a library containing appropriate materials necessary to the preparation of a federal criminal case? State whether your firm possesses such materials or, in the alternative, where you will have access to such federal research materials.

Summarize the general nature of your law practice, stating what percentage of your total practice involves the representation of criminal defendants.

If you are not selected for inclusion on the Criminal Justice Act Panel for this division, do you desire to be included on a Training Panel? This Panel would be composed of attorneys less experienced in federal criminal practice who desire to gain experience assisting members of the Criminal Justice Act Panel on their cases without compensation.

I understand that if selected for membership on the panel, I will be required to attend a seminar or training program at the court to discuss the requirements of the Criminal Justice Act, the Speedy Trial Act, the Sentencing Reform Act, calendaring and scheduling, motions practice in criminal cases, and other aspects related to this court's criminal calendar. I further understand that I may be required to permit an attorney less experience in federal criminal practice who is a member of the Training Panel of this court to assist me in the trial of criminal cases. Signature: Date: