The Northern District of New York upgraded to CM/ECF NextGen on Tuesday, January 16, 2018.
For those attorneys who have been recently admitted, the Northern District of New York welcomes you. We have included here a link to Civility in Litigation: a Voluntary Commitment as a reminder of your duties and liberties as an attorney. Also be sure to become familiar with the Federal Rules as well as our Local Rules and General Orders for the Northern District of New York. Your email address will be added into our computerized mailing system. Whenever the court generates an informational mailing to Northern District practitioners, you will be included in those mailings. It is imperative that you keep the Court informed of any changes to your contact information to ensure the proper service by the Clerk's Office electronically filed court notices, orders and correspondence. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.1(f), any change in your bar record must be updated within fourteen (14) days of such change.
Attorney Admission (Fee $249.00)
To become permanently admitted to the court, applications must be submitted to the Court through an individual upgraded PACER account.
Step 1. Register for a new PACER account or Upgrade an existing legacy PACER account. Note - accounts created prior to August 11, 2014 are considered a legacy account and must be upgraded to submit an application. If you already have an upgraded PACER account, proceed to Step 2.
Step 2. Complete the Attorney Admission Application packet which includes an Attorney E-Filing Registration Form, a Petition for Admission to Practice, and a proposed Order. A Declaration of Sponsor is no longer needed
Certificate of Good Standing. A court issued Certificate of Good Standing is required and must be dated within six (6) months of the date of your application. Applicants who are members in good standing with the United States District Court for the Eastern, Western or Southern District of New York may submit an original Certificate of Good Standing from the U.S. District Court where they are members. See N.D.N.Y. Local Rule 83.1(c).
Scan or convert your documents and save the entire Admission Application packet with the Certificate of Good Standing as a single PDF file to your drive.
Step 3. Log into your PACER account and submit your application by following the steps in this LINK. In your PACER account, apply for admission/e-filing in the Northern District of New York and upload your complete application packet with certificate of merit to the Court.
- Upon receipt of your application, you will receive an e-mail from the Court containing a link to pay the admission fee.
- Upon payment of the admission fee, the Attorney Admission Application will be forwarded to a Judge for consideration.
Pro Hac Vice Admission (Fee $100.00)
**Note: No appearance is necessary for this type of admission. A sponsoring attorney is no longer needed. The attorney shall submit a Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission, with an Attorney Admission packet and Certificate of Good Standing attached in one PDF document using MFT on the Court’s website.
- A Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of the applicant, please include the Case Caption and Assigned Judge
- Applicant's completed Attorney Admission Application packet with case number noted and Oath signed and dated.
- Certificate of Good Standing from highest State Court where admitted (dated within the last six months)
- Pro Hac Vice Admission Fee of $100. Upon receipt of your motion, you will receive an email from the Court containing a link to pay the pro hac vice admission fee. The fee is per case in which PHV admission is sought.
In addition to the granting of a Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice, the applicant must also register for Pro Hac Vice E-filing access in his/her individual PACER account by completing the steps in this LINK.
Oral Application for Pro Hac Vice
In lieu of a written Motion, the sponsoring attorney may make an oral motion in open court on the record. In that case, the attorney seeking pro hac vice admission must immediately report to the Clerk's Office to pay the $100 Pro Hac Vice admission fee and to complete the Attorney Registration Form and Petition for Admission to Practice Form. The attorney will be given 30 days to submit a current Certificate of Good Standing. In addition, the applicant must register for pro hac vice E-filing access to the Court in his/her individual PACER account within 48 hours. A written Notice of Appearance must also be filed with the court in accordance with N.D.N.Y. Local Rule 11.1.
For additional questions please visit or our Admissions Frequently Asked Questions or contact your Local Office.
Student Practice
A law student appearing as a Student Practitioner may with the court's approval, under supervision of an attorney, appear on behalf of any person, including the United States Attorney, who has consented in writing on the form prescribed by the Clerk of the Court.
To view the complete rules regarding student practice in the New York Northern District Court please review Local Rule 83.8 regarding student practice.