C.D. Ill. Civil LR 83.5

(A) Qualifications for Admission to Practice

An attorney licensed to practice law in any state or in the District of Columbia may

apply for admission to practice in this Court through PACER by completing a

questionnaire and submitting a written motion for admission and a letter of good

standing, dated within six months of application, from the state in which the

attorney is licensed. The attorney may instead submit a motion for admission by a

Central District of Illinois member in good standing. An attorney employed full

time by a state, a county, or the United States may request the Court waive the

admission fee.

A law student of an accredited law school or a graduate of an accredited law school

awaiting bar results may, upon written motion by a Central District of Illinois

member in good standing, be provisionally admitted to practice and may appear in

this Court under the supervision and direction of the sponsoring attorney. The

student or graduate may conduct all pretrial, trial, and post-trial proceedings, and

the supervising member of the bar need not be present. The Court does not require

a fee for provisional admission.

(B) Oath

An attorney must complete the oath or affirmation as part of the attorney admission

process.

(C) Admission to Practice in All Divisions

Admission to practice in this Court includes all divisions.

(D) Reciprocal Admission

An attorney admitted to practice in the Northern or Southern District of Illinois may

apply for admission to practice in this Court through PACER. The attorney must

complete a questionnaire and submit an admission certificate from the district in

which the attorney is admitted and a letter of good standing, dated within six months

of the application, from the state in which the attorney is licensed.

(E) Fee Assessed Upon Admission

The Court shall advise by email that the application for admission has been

accepted and the admission fee is due. Once the fee is paid, the attorney is admitted

to the Central District of Illinois. The fee shall be established by the Court, in

conjunction with the fee prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the United States

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914.

(F) Admission Pro Hac Vice

The Court does not permit pro hac vice admissions generally. At the discretion of

the presiding judge, an attorney who is licensed to practice in any state or the

District of Columbia may file a motion seeking leave to participate in a case while

his or her application for admission to practice in the Central District of Illinois is

pending. The application for admission must be submitted contemporaneously

with the motion for leave.

(G) Unauthorized Practice

An attorney who appears in person or by filing a pleading in this Court must be

admitted to practice in accordance with this Rule. Any person who, before

admission to the Central District of Illinois or during a suspension or disbarment,

exercises any privileges of a member of this Court or who pretends to be entitled

to do so, may be subject to discipline pursuant to Civil Local Rule 83.6.

(H) Changes to Contact Information or Registration Status

An attorney must update contact information (name, address, phone number, email

address in PACER within 14 days of the change. A change in registration status

must be submitted to the Clerk within 14 days.

(I) Pro Bono Panel

The Pro Bono Panel of this Court consists of all attorneys admitted to practice in

this Court whose place of business is in the Central District of Illinois. Attorneys

employed full time by the United States, the State of Illinois or a county are exempt

from service on the panel. Statutory fees and expenses may be awarded to a pro

bono attorney as provided by law.

An attorney appointed to represent an indigent party in a civil proceeding before

this Court may petition the Court for reimbursement of expenses incurred in

preparation and presentation of the proceeding, subject to the procedures and

regulations contained in the Court’s current plan governing reimbursement of

expenses from the District Court Fund.

Revised 11/2021