Attorney Admissions

DO NOT SEND PAYMENT FOR THE FEE WITH YOUR PETITION. ONCE YOU ARE ADMITTED, YOU WILL PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT ON-LINE BY CREDIT CARD USING INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

REGULAR ADMISSIONS

If you are a member of the State Bar of Georgia, you may be admitted to this district by completing the on-line fillable form, Petition for Admission to Plead and Practice, and mailing it to the court at the address shown below. Once received, your petition will be submitted to the Clerk for approval and signature. A Certificate of Admission will be mailed to you shortly after approval and processing of your petition.

PRO HAC VICE ADMISSIONS

If you are not a member of the State Bar of Georgia and do not maintain an office in Georgia, you must obtain a Certificate of Good Standing from a United States District Court where you are admitted to practice. This will allow you to practice in the case specified on the petition form. Complete the on-line fillable form, Petition for Admission to Plead and Practice Pro Hac Vice, and submit it along with the original Certificate of Good Standing to the address below. You will receive a copy of the petition and order signed by the clerk as notification you are admitted. For each case in which you appear, you will need to repeat this process and pay the fee. In addition, out of state attorneys practicing pro hac vice must associate local counsel who are admitted to practice in the Middle District of Georgia.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Attorneys requesting admission to practice in bankruptcy cases only should send a check for the fee along with the petition since there is no requirement to register to file electronically in CM/ECF for the district court.

Petitions for admission should be mailed to:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATTN: ADMISSIONS CLERK
P. O. BOX 128
MACON, GA 31202

PAYMENT OF THE FEE: In order to complete the admission process, you must pay the admission fee. After receiving notification from the Clerk you have been admitted, you will need to immediately register to file electronically so you can pay the fee online by credit card (see Fee Schedule). Shortly thereafter, you will receive by e-mail a login and password allowing you access to the court’s electronic filing system, CM/ECF. To pay the fee, log in to CM/ECF and select one of the following events located under the Pay Attorney Admission Fees category:

Attorney Admission Fee (Regular Admission)
Attorney Admission Fee (Pro Hac Vice Admission)

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