Qualifications to Practice

(a) No attorney may practice before the Court unless the attorney is admitted to the Bar of the Court or appears pro hac vice by leave of the Court. See Rule 38(b). (b) To be admitted to the Bar of the Court, an attorney must be a member in good standing of the Bar of the highest court of a State, the District of Columbia, or a Territory, Commonwealth, or Possession of the United States. (c) Each applicant must file an application for admission on the form prescribed by the Court. The application must include an application fee in an amount prescribed by Court order and a certificate of good standing from the presiding judge, clerk, or other appropriate officer of the court specified in (b) above, or the Bar of such court. The certificate of good standing must be an original, unless the jurisdiction only issues electronic certificates, and must be dated within ninety days of the date of the application. (d) If the documents submitted demonstrate that the applicant possesses the necessary qualifications and that such applicant’s private and professional character appear to be good, the Clerk notifies the applicant and he or she may be admitted without appearing in Court by subscribing a written oath or affirmation. If the applicant so elects, a member of the Bar of the Court may make an oral motion for admission in open court. Upon admission, the Clerk issues a wallet-size admission card and a certificate of admission suitable for framing to the attorney. (e) Each applicant must take or subscribe the following oath or affirmation: “I, [NAME], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and that I will conduct myself, as an attorney and counselor of this Court, uprightly and according to law. So help me God.” (f) To receive a certificate of good standing from the Court, attorneys must submit a certificate of good standing, dated within ninety days, from the jurisdiction under which they were originally admitted to the bar of this Court, or another jurisdiction if they are no longer an active member of the Bar of the jurisdiction from which they were originally admitted. The certificate must be an original, unless the jurisdiction only issues electronic certificates, and the attorneys must certify that they have no pending disciplinary actions.