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Payment for Interpreters Under CJA

E.D. Tenn. Standing Order — Payment for Interpreters Under CJA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE IN RE: ) ) SO-08-07 PAYMENT FOR INTERPRETER SERVICES UNDER ) CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT ) STANDING ORDER The court hereby adopts the maximum full day and half day schedule of maximum fees issued by the Director of the Administrative Office for payments to interpreters under the Court Interpreters Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1827, as reasonable rates for the purpose of reviewing vouchers claiming fees for interpreter services under the Criminal Justice Act. For interpreter services paid on a hourly basis, the court adopts as reasonable for the established fees to be pro rated to an hourly rate provided the total amount does not exceed the half day rate for assignments up to and including four hours, or the full day rate for assignments exceeding four hours. DATE: December 17, 2008. ENTER: s/ CURTIS L. COLLIER CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Official source: https://www.tned.uscourts.gov/sites/tned/files/cja_interpreter.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23