E.D. Pa. L. Civ. R. 83.5

(a) Any attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the Supreme

Court of Pennsylvania may, by a verified application and upon motion of a

member of the bar of this Court, make application to be admitted generally as

an attorney of the Court. A fee established by this court shall be assessed for

all such admissions. No admission shall be effective until such time as the fee

has been paid.

(b) The petition for admission shall aver, under oath, all pertinent facts. The

Court may admit the petitioner upon such petition and motion or may require

that the petitioner offer satisfactory evidence of present good moral and

professional character.

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(c) Upon admission the petitioner shall take and subscribe to the following oath

or affirmation:

"I do swear (or affirm) that I will accord myself as an attorney of this Court

uprightly and accordingly to law and that I will support and defend the

Constitution of the United States."

(d) Upon appropriate motion and the taking of the oath prescribed in

subparagraph (c), any attorney admitted to the limited practice provided by

Subchapter C of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules may be admitted to a

similar limited practice before this court as to all causes in which the

defender association or legal services program with which that attorney is

affiliated acts as counsel.

1. The right to practice under this rule shall terminate upon termination

of admission to practice under Subchapter C of the Pennsylvania Bar

Admission Rules.

2. The roll of attorneys maintained by the Clerk of this Court shall be

specially noted to show those admitted under the provisions of this

subparagraph.

(e) Any attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest

court of any state, territory, or the District of Columbia may, without being

admitted generally as an attorney of this Court, act as an attorney in this

Court on behalf of the United States Government or any of its departments or

agencies.

(f) An attorney applying for first-time admission to the bar of this court must

simultaneously inform the court of any previous public discipline by any

other court of the United States or the District of Columbia, or by a court of

any state, territory, commonwealth or possession of the United States and of

any conviction for a "serious crime" as defined in these rules.

Petitions for first-time admission filed by an attorney who has previously

been publicly disciplined by another court or convicted of a serious crime

shall be filed with the Chief Judge of this court. Upon receipt of the petition,

the Chief Judge shall assign the matter for prompt hearing before one or

more judges of this court appointed by the Chief Judge. The judge or judges

assigned to the matter shall thereafter schedule a hearing at which the

petitioner shall have the burden of demonstrating, by clear and convincing

evidence, that the petitioner has the moral qualifications, competency and

learning in the law required for admission to practice law before this court,

and that the petitioner's admission shall not be detrimental to the integrity

and standing of the bar or to the administration of justice, or subversive of

the public interest. In all the above-described proceedings, the attorney

applying for first-time admission shall have the right to counsel. All such

petitions shall be accompanied by an advance cost deposit in an amount to

be set by the court, from time to time, to cover anticipated costs of the

proceeding.

(g) The judge or judges to whom a matter is assigned under Local Rule 83.5(f)

shall make a report and recommendation to the court after a hearing. The

court shall decide the matter.