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Additional Requirements to Appear in Criminal Matters. In addition to the

D.S.C. Local Rule 57.I.02

requirements for admission set forth in Local Civ. Rule 83.I.03(B) (D.S.C.), an attorney should be familiar with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, these local criminal rules, the Bail Reform Act (18 U.S.C. § 3141 et seq.), the Speedy Trial Act (18 U.S.C. § 3161), and the United States Sentencing Commission Sentencing Guidelines, as well as the relevant substantive areas of law before undertaking representation in a criminal matter.
Official source: https://www.scd.uscourts.gov/Rules/Civil%20Rules%20-%20Current.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23