Changes to admission and pro hac vice rules or fees found in the courts’ own notices. Checked 2026-10-05. For 16 other districts the latest check found no pending change; courts can change rules with little notice.
| Court | Change |
|---|---|
| D. Conn. | L. Civ. R. 83.1(b) (Aug. 7, 2026): petition for admission is now filed electronically instead of as a written petition. Eligibility in 83.1(a), the $52 add-on and the $50 annual fee are unchanged. |
| D. Or. | LR 83-4 (special admission of government attorneys) took effect Sept. 4, 2025: admitted without the fee, local counsel, Oregon bar membership, or malpractice-insurance certification; ends with the qualifying employment. |
| D.P.R. | Adopted Oct. 17, 2025, effective immediately: Local Civil Rule 83A(a)(2) now counts one year of service as a bankruptcy judge, special assistant U.S. attorney, or federal public defender research and writing specialist toward admission. |
| N.D. Ind. | Admission fee rises from $199 to $221 on Dec. 1, 2026 (national fee schedule). New pro hac vice fee not found. |
| N.D.N.Y. | LR 83.1(a), effective Jan. 1, 2026: applicants also affirm familiarity with the NYS Standards of Civility. Proposed LR 83.1(g) (biennial registration notice, proposed effective Jan. 1, 2027) changes no eligibility or fee rule. |
| S.D. Fla. | Proposed (AO 2026-78, effective Dec. 1, 2026): Special Rules 3 and 4(b)(2). Adds an exception for pro hac vice and government-attorney appearances; no change to eligibility, local counsel, the three-motion limit, or fees. |
| S.D. Ill. | LR 83.1(l), effective Sept. 22, 2025: fee-retention wording only. No change to eligibility, fee amounts, pro hac vice, or local counsel. |
| S.D. Ind. | Proposed LR 83-6 (notice Sept. 16, 2026; comments through Oct. 15, 2026): attorneys may self-apply for pro hac vice through PACER and pay the fee during e-filing. |
| W.D. Tenn. | LR 83.4(i) is now in force (rules revised Nov. 17, 2025): the court may require a party to engage Tennessee-licensed local counsel within 100 miles. Exact adoption date not found; nothing newer pending. |
| W.D.N.C. | AI Standing Order updated July 29, 2026 |
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