Attorneys applying to appear Pro Hac Vice must file an application for Pro Hac Vice status along with an original Certificate of Good Standing from a Federal Court.  The documents, along with payment of the requisite fee must be submitted to the Attorney Admissions Clerk at attyadmin@azd.uscourts.gov.  Upon reviewing and approval of said documents, the attorney will be instructed to register to electronically file on the PACER site.  Instructions to electronically file the application, Certificate of Good Standing, and pay the required fee will be provided to the attorney.

Please click here to visit the Attorney Admissions Information section.

Pursuant to LRCiv 83.3(d), attorneys must file a written notice of any name, address, or e-mail address changes in each active case in which they have appeared.  Since the Court's migration to the NextGen system in 2022, the Clerk's Office no longer updates an attorney's profile.  Firm, address, phone, and primary email updates are submitted through PACER.  Secondary email addresses are updated in the attorney account under Utilities in CM/ECF.

Submit request in writing accompanied with payment of the requisite fee.  Please refer to the Fee Schedule for a complete list of fees that the District of Arizona charges.  The request must include the following: Attorney Name, Bar Number, Date of Admission.

The Clerk will verify the attorney's status as a member in good standing with the Bar of this Court and, if appropriate, will prepare a Certificate of Good Standing.  The Certificate will be mailed to the requester or can be obtained in person directly from the Clerk's Office.  A Certificate of Good Standing is not a substitution for an original Certificate of Admission.  If a Duplicate Certificate of Admission is desired, the same application steps described above apply, and specify that a Duplicate Certificate of Admission is requested.

Requests may be made in person or mailed to:

Clerk, U.S. District Court
Attn: Attorney Admissions Clerk
401 W Washington St, Ste. 130
Phoenix, Arizona  85003

The very specific requirements for substituting or withdrawing as counsel of record in a case are set forth by Local Rule of Civil Procedure 83.3 and should be referenced before attempting a substitution or withdrawal.  The Local Rules are available on this website.

Please refer to the Attorney Admissions section for further information.