(a) Roll of Attorneys. The bar of this Court shall consist of those attorneys admitted to practice
before this Court who have taken the prescribed oath and submitted the required fee, if
applicable.
(b) Eligibility. Any member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, any United
States Court of Appeals, or any District Court of the United States, or a member in good
standing of the bar of the highest court of any state of the United States, is eligible for
admission to the bar of this Court.
(c) Procedure for Admission. Every applicant for admission must complete an electronic
application for admission through PACER, and submit the required fee, if applicable.
Procedures for Submitting the Electronic Application are available on the Court’s website.
The completed application for admission must include the following:
(1) an executed and notarized Oath of Applicant (Form AT-01), available on the Court’s
website, and
(2) either (a) a Certificate of Good Standing from any eligible court per LGnR4-2(b), or
(b) a Recommendation for Admission (Form AT-02), available on the Court’s website,
completed by two attorneys admitted and in good standing with the bar of this Court.
(d) Consent to Release of Information; Certification of Familiarity with Local Rules. An
attorney who applies for admission to the bar of this Court:
(1) consents to the release of information in their records by disciplinary and admitting
authorities for confidential consideration by this Court and/or the Committee on
Admissions and Grievances; and
(2) certifies familiarity with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure (as applicable to the attorney’s area of practice), the Federal Rules
of Evidence, and the Rules of the Northern District of Oklahoma.
(e) Referral to Committee. If the Clerk of Court determines that questions exist regarding the
applicant’s qualifications or fitness to be admitted to the bar of this Court, the Clerk of
Court shall refer the application to the Committee on Admissions and Grievances for
investigation. The Committee shall report its recommendations in writing to the Clerk of
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Court. Upon a favorable report of the Committee, the applicant may be admitted by any
judge of this Court or the Clerk of Court.
(f) Attorneys for the United States. Attorneys who are employed or retained by the United
States or its agencies may practice in this Court in all cases or proceedings in which they
represent the United States or its agencies.
(g) Attorneys Associated with a Federal Public Defender’s Office. On occasion, the Federal
Public Defender for the Northern District of Oklahoma will assign representation of
criminal defendants to attorneys from out-of-district Federal Public Defender’s offices or
to out-of-district CJA panel attorneys.
(1) When an attorney with an out-of-district Federal Public Defender’s office or an out-of-
district CJA panel attorney is assigned to a case, the Clerk of Court shall deem the
attorney admitted to practice in the Northern District of Oklahoma solely for the
purpose of that case and shall waive the requirement that he or she complete an
application for admission or file a motion for admission pro hac vice.
(2) Within twenty-four hours of being assigned to a case in this manner, an out-of-district
attorney shall file an entry of appearance in the case, using Form AT-04, Attorney
Appearance, available on the Court’s website.
(3) If the out-of-district attorney has not previously registered to e-file in the Northern
District of Oklahoma, the attorney shall, upon assignment to his or her first case in this
District, immediately register to e-file in this District, following the Procedure for
Requesting E-File Registration Only, available on the Court’s website. Once the Clerk
of Court has authorized the attorney to e-file, the attorney must immediately file an
entry of appearance in the case, using Form AT-04, Attorney Appearance, available on
the Court’s website.
(h) Admission Pro Hac Vice. Any attorney who is eligible for admission to the bar of this
Court may, at the discretion of a judge of this Court, be granted temporary admission to
practice in a pending case. Attorneys requesting such admission are required to file a
motion and attach a completed Request for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Form AT-03)),
available on the Court’s website, and pay any required fee.
