Each of the 94 U.S. district courts sets its own rules for who may be admitted to its bar and who may appear pro hac vice. Select a district for the full rules, fees and source links.
| Court | Circuit | Admission route | Fee | Pro hac vice | PHV fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mass. | 1 | Home-state bar only | $261 | yes | $125 per attorney |
| D. Me. | 1 | Home-state bar only | $199 | yes | $200 per case via CM/ECF |
| D.N.H. | 1 | Home-state bar only | $229 | yes | $100 for each attorney… |
| D.P.R. | 1 | Any state bar | $300 petition for admission | yes | $300 per appearance |
| D.R.I. | 1 | Home-state bar only | $200 | yes | $100 (fee schedule) |
| D. Conn. | 2 | Named jurisdictions only: Connecticut bar, or any U.S. district court bar | $251 (national fee plus a… | yes | $200 |
| D. Vt. | 2 | Named jurisdictions only: Vermont bar, or a federal district court bar in the First or Second Circuit | $199 | yes (PHV motion/fee… | $150 (LR 83.1(b)(2)) |
| E.D.N.Y. | 2 | Named jurisdictions only: New York bar, or D. Conn./D. Vt. bar plus that state bar if reciprocal | $226 | yes | $200 per attorney per case |
| N.D.N.Y. | 2 | Any state bar or any U.S. district court | $249 | yes | $100 per case |
| S.D.N.Y. | 2 | Named jurisdictions only: New York bar, or D. Conn./D. Vt. bar plus that state bar if reciprocal | $226.00 | yes | $200.00 per attorney |
| W.D.N.Y. | 2 | Any state bar and a U.S. district court | $250.00 (eff | yes (fee listed) | $200.00 |
| D. Del. | 3 | Home-state bar only | $214.00 online | yes | $50.00 (check or CM/ECF… |
| D.N.J. | 3 | Home-state bar only | $225.00 admission fee | yes | $250 per admission plus… |
| D.V.I. | 3 | Home-state bar only | $199.00 including… | yes (PHV Application… | $250.00 |
| E.D. Pa. | 3 | Home-state bar only | $224 | yes | $75 (payable by credit card… |
| M.D. Pa. | 3 | Home-state bar only | $224.00 ($199 + $25… | yes (Special Admission) | $50.00 via Pay.gov |
| W.D. Pa. | 3 | Any state bar | $209.00 | yes | $70.00 per attorney |
| D. Md. | 4 | Any state bar and a U.S. district court | $200 (admission-information… | yes | $100 via CM/ECF |
| D.S.C. | 4 | Home-state bar only | $350 per court admission page | yes | $350 |
| E.D. Va. | 4 | Home-state bar only | $199 (application letter rev | yes | $75 per attorney per case |
| E.D.N.C. | 4 | Home-state bar only | $229.00 admission fee | yes | $100 per case (pay by… |
| M.D.N.C. | 4 | Home-state bar only | $199 | Yes: special… | Likely $25 (fee page:… |
| N.D. W. Va. | 4 | Home-state bar only | $223 (fee page) | yes | $200 |
| S.D. W. Va. | 4 | Home-state bar only | $199 | yes | $50 per appearance (court) |
| W.D. Va. | 4 | Named jurisdictions only: Virginia bar, or E.D. Va. bar | $199 | yes | $100 motion fee |
| W.D.N.C. | 4 | Home-state bar only | $300 | yes | $300 per application granted |
| E.D. La. | 5 | Home-state bar only | $199 admission + $45… | yes | $100 per attorney |
| E.D. Tex. | 5 | Any state or federal court bar | Amount NOT FOUND | yes | $100 (paid online during ECF… |
| M.D. La. | 5 | Home-state bar only | $199.00 Attorney Admission | yes | $100.00 per attorney, per case |
| N.D. Miss. | 5 | Home-state bar only | $209 | yes | $150 per PHV motion… |
| N.D. Tex. | 5 | Any state bar | $25 local attorney admission… | yes | $100 pro hac vice fee, per… |
| S.D. Miss. | 5 | Home-state bar only | $209 (includes $10 library… | yes | $100 per attorney per case |
| S.D. Tex. | 5 | Any state bar | $199.00 | yes | $100 PHV (admission $199) |
| W.D. La. | 5 | Home-state bar only | $224 (duplicate certificate… | yes | $105 |
| W.D. Tex. | 5 | Any state bar | $219 (eff | yes | $100 |
| E.D. Ky. | 6 | Home-state bar only | $199 | yes | $125 |
| E.D. Mich. | 6 | Any state bar or any U.S. district court | $318.00 (cert of good… | No | N/A |
| E.D. Tenn. | 6 | Any state bar | $249 (includes certificate | Yes | $150 |
| M.D. Tenn. | 6 | Any state bar and a U.S. district court | $249 (sched | Yes | $150 |
| N.D. Ohio | 6 | Any state bar or any U.S. district court | $237 (paid after approval… | Yes | $120 each time |
| S.D. Ohio | 6 | Home-state bar only | $199 | Yes | $200 |
| W.D. Ky. | 6 | Home-state bar only | $229 (link to pay after… | yes | $150 |
| W.D. Mich. | 6 | Any state bar | $275 (Admin | yes | $35 (Admin |
| W.D. Tenn. | 6 | Any state bar and a U.S. district court | $249 (effective 12/1/2023) | yes | $150 per attorney per case |
| C.D. Ill. | 7 | Any state bar | $249 (eff | yes (discretionary) | No separate fee stated |
| E.D. Wis. | 7 | Any state or federal court bar | $234 | no | — |
| N.D. Ill. | 7 | Any state bar | $199.00 filing fee paid… | yes | $150.00 (General Order… |
| N.D. Ind. | 7 | Any state bar or Supreme Court bar | $199 now | yes | $96 (local fee |
| S.D. Ill. | 7 | Any state bar | $249 | yes | $200 per fee schedule |
| S.D. Ind. | 7 | Any state bar or Supreme Court bar | $249 | yes | $100 per attorney per case… |
| W.D. Wis. | 7 | Any state bar | $249 (admission incl | yes | $100 per motion at filing |
| D. Minn. | 8 | Home-state bar only | $205 | yes | $100 per case (Pay.gov) |
| D. Neb. | 8 | Any state bar | $199 (fees page eff | yes | $100 |
| D.N.D. | 8 | Any state or federal court bar | $249 | yes | $150 (Non-Appropriated Fund… |
| D.S.D. | 8 | Home-state bar only | 250.00 | yes | $200 |
| E.D. Ark. | 8 | Principal law office in district | $223.00 (includes… | yes | $100 (eff |
| E.D. Mo. | 8 | Any state bar | $274 (fee schedule eff | yes | $150 per attorney per case |
| N.D. Iowa | 8 | Home-state bar only | $199 | yes | $100 civil |
| S.D. Iowa | 8 | Home-state bar only | $199 | yes | $100 civil |
| W.D. Ark. | 8 | Principal law office in district | $223 (eff | yes | $100 per request (eff |
| W.D. Mo. | 8 | Named jurisdictions only: Missouri bar, or D. Kan. bar | $206 (initial | yes | $100 per case (eff |
| C.D. Cal. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $281 if admitted to the… | yes | $450 per case (General Order… |
| D. Alaska | 9 | Home-state bar only | $299 | yes | $250 per case per attorney |
| D. Ariz. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $229.00 | yes | $225 eff |
| D. Guam | 9 | Home-state bar only | $400 (fee sched | yes | $400 |
| D. Haw. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $2.00 application fee (per… | yes | $300 (per 2014-era form |
| D. Idaho | 9 | Home-state bar only | $250 | yes | $250 per application |
| D. Mont. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $273 | yes | $273 |
| D. Nev. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $212 | yes | $250 per verified petition… |
| D. Or. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $225 (eff | yes | $300 (eff |
| D.N. Mar. I. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $299 (full or temporary) | yes | $300 |
| E.D. Cal. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $225 | yes | $300 |
| E.D. Wash. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $224 (fee schedule) | yes | $200 per attorney, per case |
| N.D. Cal. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $328.00 | yes | $328 |
| S.D. Cal. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $224 | yes | $224 per Pro Hac Vice request |
| W.D. Wash. | 9 | Home-state bar only | $249 | yes | $249 |
| D. Colo. | 10 | Any state bar | $234.00 | No (full admission… | — |
| D. Kan. | 10 | Named jurisdictions only: Kansas bar, or W.D. Mo. bar | $199 | yes | $50 per attorney per case… |
| D. Utah | 10 | Home-state bar only | $199 for original admission,… | yes | $50 (fee schedule) |
| D. Wyo. | 10 | Home-state bar only | $249.00 | yes | $100.00 per attorney, per case |
| D.N.M. | 10 | Any state bar | $199 one-time admission fee | yes | $100 per case |
| E.D. Okla. | 10 | Any state or federal court bar | $250 (fee schedule eff | yes | $100 (fee schedule as of… |
| N.D. Okla. | 10 | Any state or federal court bar | $200 | yes | $100 paid at filing via… |
| W.D. Okla. | 10 | Any state or federal court bar | $200.00 (fee schedule eff | yes | $100.00 (fee schedule eff |
| M.D. Ala. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $261.00 | yes | $100.00 per attorney per… |
| M.D. Fla. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $224 initial application fee | yes | $150 special admission fee |
| M.D. Ga. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $224 | yes | $100 per case |
| N.D. Ala. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $250.00 initial admission | yes | $100 (eff |
| N.D. Fla. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $219.00 | yes | $219.00 per case, per attorney |
| N.D. Ga. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $199 within 30 days of… | yes | $100 (pay.gov… |
| S.D. Ala. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $250 (online by credit card) | yes | $100 |
| S.D. Fla. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $224.00 (of which $25.00… | yes | $250 per attorney per case |
| S.D. Ga. | 11 | Home-state bar only | $274.00 | yes | $200.00 |
| D.D.C. | DC | Principal law office in district | $350 | yes | $100 per case |