Local Rule 83.3: Admission to the Bar

83.3 Admission to the Bar

(a) Roll of Attorneys. The permanent bar of this Court consists of those attorneys admitted, in accordance with these Rules or by order of this Court, to practice in this Court. Attorneys admitted pro hac vice are not permanent members of the bar of this Court.

(b) Eligibility. Any member in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of Ohio is eligible for admission as a permanent member of the bar of this Court.

(c) Application for Permanent Admission

(1) Other than those eligible under subsections (c)(2), (c)(3) or (c)(4) of this Rule, an applicant seeking to become a permanent member of the bar of this Court, must: (i) attend the Southern District of Ohio Federal Practice Seminar; (ii) file with the Clerk an application for admission on the form approved by the Court; (iii) provide a current certificate of good standing from the Supreme Court of Ohio; (iv) remit the admission fee; and (v) affirmatively certify that he or she is familiar with the Court's ECF system.

(2) An applicant who is a member of the permanent bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio for at least two years immediately preceding his or her application to become a member of the bar of this Court must: (i) file with the Clerk an application for admission on the form approved by the Court; (ii) provide current certificates of good standing from the Supreme Court of Ohio and from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; (iii) remit the admission fee; and (iv) affirmatively certify that he or she is familiar with the Court's ECF system.

(3) Attorneys for the United States who are authorized by statute to appear in all federal courts, the federal public defender and assistant federal public defenders are permitted to appear in this Court upon: (i) filing an application for admission on the form approved by the Court; (ii) providing a current certificate of good standing from the highest court of all States in which the attorney is admitted to practice; and (iii) registering with this Court for electronic filing.

(4) Any attorney previously disbarred or suspended from the bar of this Court must remit any applicable fee and comply with the Reinstatement Procedures set forth in the Model Federal Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement, as adopted by this Court.

(d) Federal Practice Seminar. At least twice annually, the Federal Bar Association chapter at each location of Court shall conduct a Federal Practice Seminar covering practice topics frequently encountered in this Court.

(e) Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. In its discretion, the Court may grant leave to appear pro hac vice to any attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any State or the District of Columbia. Any attorney seeking this type of admission must do so by: (i) filing a motion for admission on the form approved by the Court in each case in which the attorney wishes to appear, with the motion signed by a permanent member of the bar; (ii) providing a certificate of good standing from the highest court of a State or the District of Columbia that has been issued not more than six months prior to the date of the motion; and (iii) remitting any applicable admission fee.

(f) Any attorney admitted pro hac vice is subject to the same requirements as are permanent members of the bar of this Court. The Court may, in accordance with governing substantive law, revoke an attorney's pro hac vice status at any time. Unless otherwise ordered, an attorney admitted pro hac vice may not serve as the Trial Attorney for any party.

(g) Fees

(1) Any application for admission or reinstatement or motion for pro hac vice admission must be accompanied by such fees as are prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States and by order of this Court.

(2) No permanent bar admission or pro hac vice admission fees shall be collected from attorneys representing governmental agencies of the United States or its governmental agencies, attorneys employed by the Ohio Attorney General's Office, the federal public defender, assistant federal public defenders, or attorneys employed by the Ohio Public Defender who appear in either civil or criminal matters.

(3) All bar admission application fees collected by the Clerk shall be deposited for the use of the bar and the Court in the Court's Attorney Admission Fund to be used for such purposes as inure to the benefit of the bench and bar in the administration of justice within this District as determined to be appropriate by the Court.

(h) Disciplinary Enforcement. The conduct of attorneys admitted to practice before this Court, including attorneys admitted pro hac vice, and the supervision of their conduct by this Court, is governed by the Model Federal Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement (with the exception of Rules XI and XII). (See Appendix to these Rules.)