Attorney Registration for Electronic Filing

IMPORTANT:  E-File Registration is completed through PACER.  

Before e-filing in this court, all attorneys in good standing must:

• ensure that they will have the required hardware and software available,
• have use of a Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) account,
• have an Internet e-mail account, and
• be admitted to appear before the U. S. District Court for the District of Arizona either as a member of the bar of this court, or be admitted to appear pro hac vice.

After the above prerequisites are in place, an attorney may submit an E-File Registration for filing access to the Arizona District Court CM/ECF system by completing the E-File Registration at www.pacer.uscourts.gov.  Once logged in to PACER, under the Maintenance tab on the Manage My Account screen select Attorney Admissions / E-File Registration, select Arizona District Court from the drop-down menu, select E-File Registration on the next screen.  Registration permits filing and constitutes consent to electronic service of documents by e-mail, as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.  Step by step instructions can be found here.

Already registered with the Arizona Bankruptcy or another District court?
ECF accounts established in Arizona Bankruptcy or any other federal court are not valid for the Arizona District Court.  A new E-File Registration must be submitted through PACER for e-filing access with the District of Arizona.

E-mail addresses for notice of electronic filing
An attorney may register up to two additional e-mail addresses for a total of three e-mail accounts that will receive notices of electronic filing.  For instance, the attorney's, an assistant's and the firm's general email addresses could all be entered in order to provide coverage for the receipt of filing notices.

Federal government attorneys
Federal government attorneys who are not members of the Arizona State Bar may submit an E-File Registration at www.pacer.uscourts.gov.  Once logged in to PACER. under the Maintenance tab on the Manage My Account screen select Attorney Admissions / E-File Registration, select Arizona District Court from the drop-down menu, select Federal Attorney on the next screen..

Pro hac vice  status
Attorneys who have not previously been permitted to appear in this court may not register for electronic filing until after the court has reviewed his or her pro hac vice application. Once approved, an attorney may submit an E-File Registration at www.pacer.uscourts.gov.  Once logged in to PACER, under Maintenance tab on the Manage My Account screen, select Attorney Admissions / E-File Registration, select Arizona District Court from the drop-down menu, select Pro Hac Vice on the next screen.

Please click here for step by step instructions for registering for an E-File account.

After you submit your registration
After submitting your registration through PACER and once the court has processed your request, you will receive a confirmation e-mail welcoming you to e-filing in the District of Arizona. 

Please note that ECF Account requests may take up to one business day to be processed.