ATTORNEY ADMISSION
APPLICATION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Revised: August 9, 2007
General Information - Page 1
ATTORNEY ADMISSION - GENERAL INFORMATION
Applicable Local Rules: The rules governing general admission to practice are set forth in Chapter
Two of the Local Rules of the Middle District of Florida. A copy of the Local Rules is provided free
of charge to newly admitted attorneys. Additional copies may be downloaded from the Middle
District of Florida’s internet site, www.flmd.uscourts.gov and are also available at the intake areas
of each of the divisional Clerk’s Offices.
Requirements for Admission: Local Rule 2.01(b) requires that each applicant:
1. be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar; and
2. submit a completed Attorney Admission Application (attached) along with either an original or
certified copy of:
a. a certificate (attached) from two members in good standing of the bar of this Court attesting
that you are of good moral character and are otherwise competent and eligible for general
admission to practice, signed and dated within 90 days of the application for admission to
the Middle District of Florida; or
b. a certificate of good standing from either the Northern or Southern District of Florida, dated
within 90 days of the application for admission to the Middle District of Florida. (This
certificate of good standing form can be obtained from the respective district of which you
are a member.)
Determining Where to File Your Application: The Court requires that you personally attend an
attorney admission ceremony in order to be admitted to practice before this Court. Once you have
been admitted to practice, you may appear and be heard in any matter, in any division of this Court.
Filing Application for Admission: Mail or deliver your application form, with accompanying
certificate(s), to the Clerk’s Office at which you plan to attend the required admission ceremony.
Addresses for the individual Clerk’s Offices are:
Jacksonville
United States District C