(a) Any person admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia and in good standing as a member of its bar is eligible for admission as a
permanent member of the bar of this Court. An eligible attorney may be admitted as a
permanent member of the bar of this Court upon motion of a permanent member who
shall sign the register of attorneys with the person admitted. If the motion for admission
is granted, the applicant shall take the attorney’s admission oath or affirmation, sign the
attorneys’ register and pay the admission fee.
(b) Any attorney employed by the Office of the United States Attorney or the
Office of the Federal Public Defender for this judicial district must qualify as a permanent
member of the bar of this Court within one year of his or her employment. Until so
qualified, the attorney may appear and practice as a visiting attorney under the
sponsorship of the appointing officer.
(c) An attorney for whom a notice of suspension has been received from the
West Virginia State Bar shall be prohibited from practicing before the Court until the
attorney has his/her license reinstated with the West Virginia State Bar and has been
readmitted before the Court. Readmission requires that the suspended attorney
provide written verification of his/her reinstatement with the West Virginia State Bar. In
the event of a disciplinary suspension, the suspended attorney must also pay the
attorney admission fee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West
Virginia.
