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Formal Written Appearance - Criminal Matters

D.N.J. L.Cr.R. 44.1

Unless appointed by a formal order of the Court, after the filing of an indictment or information the attorney for each defendant named therein shall promptly file with the Clerk a formal appearance in substantially the form set forth in Appendix B and mail a copy thereof to the United States Attorney. If defense counsel is not a member of the bar of this Court, he or she shall also certify that he or she is a member in good standing of the bar of a court of the United States or of the highest court of a state, who is not under suspension or disbarment of any court, and shall indicate the bar(s) of which he or she is a member and the year(s) of admission, in substantially the form set forth in Appendix B. Amended March 1, 2010.
Official source: https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/CompleteLocalRules.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23