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F. Attorney Electronic Filing Registration

Attorneys seeking to file electronically must (1) register for electronic filing

and (2) be admitted to the bar (except for government counsel 

appearing in an official capacity). Both requirements can be completed 

through PACER. 

1. E-File Registration Only

This procedure is for members of the Federal Circuit bar who have 

never registered for electronic filing at the Federal Circuit and for 

government counsel. 

a. Go to http://www.pacer.gov. 

b. Select Register for an Account from the main screen.

c. Select Registration Wizard. 

d. Select E-File and/or Attorney Admissions. 

e. Select U.S. Appellate Courts as the Court Type and U.S. Court of 

Appeals, Federal Circuit as the Court, then Next. 
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f. Select one of the options based on your type of PACER 

account, including creating a PACER account if you do not 

already have one. Select one of the options based on your 

electronic filing history in the Federal Circuit. If you have never 

filed electronically with the Federal Circuit, you will eventually 

reach the following screen:

g. Select Attorney. (Users may have an additional screen to click 

through to continue.)

h. On the In Which Court Do You Want to Practice screen, select 

U.S. Appellate Courts as the Court Type and U.S. Court of 

Appeals, Federal Circuit as the Court, then Next.
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i. Select E-File Registration Only.
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Note: Federal, state, and local government counsel appearing 

on behalf of a government party should select Federal 

Attorney. See Fed. Cir. R. 46(d).

j. Complete the fields on the E-File Registration Page.

Additional Information

• Add information about your admission at other courts. 

(While optional, this information helps with matching your 

existing bar record.)

Delivery Method and Formatting

• Select how frequently and in what format you wish to

receive email notifications. You can also add additional 

emails to receive notice in Additional Email Addresses.

k. On the next screen, select your payment options for PACER and 

other fees, then click Next.

l. Review the E-Filing Terms of Use and click the two 

acknowledgements.

m. Click Submit. You will receive electronic notification once your 

request has been processed.
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Note: Please allow one to two business days for processing by 

the Clerk’s Office.

2. Attorney Admissions and E-File

This procedure is for registering for electronic filing and for applying 

to the bar at the same time. Please review Fed. Cir. R. 46. 

a. Go to http://www.pacer.gov. 

b. Select Register for an Account from the main screen.

c. Select Registration Wizard. 

d. Select E-File and/or Attorney Admissions. 

e. Select U.S. Appellate Courts as the Court Type and U.S. Court of 

Appeals, Federal Circuit as the Court, then Next. 

f. Select one of the options based on your type of PACER 

account, including creating a PACER account if you do not 

already have one. Select one of the options based on your 

electronic filing history in the Federal Circuit. If you have never 

filed electronically with the Federal Circuit, you will eventually 

reach the following screen:
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g. Select Attorney. (You may have an additional screen to click 

through to continue.)

h. On the In Which Court Do You Want to Practice screen, select 

U.S. Appellate Courts as the Court Type and U.S. Court of 

Appeals, Federal Circuit as the Court, then Next. 

i. Click Before continuing, view the local Policies and Procedures 

for Attorney Admission for the selected court and complete the 

Federal Circuit’s Application for Admission to the Bar (Form 21). 

Select Attorney Admissions and E-File. 
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Note: Federal, state, and local government attorneys 

appearing on behalf of a government party should select 

Federal Attorney to be admitted for the limited purposes of 

representing the United States or another government entity. 

This status does not confer admission to the Federal Circuit bar. 

See Fed. Cir. R. 46(d).

j. Complete the following Attorney Admissions page, including 

providing information about your bar sponsor, if applicable, and 

click Next. 

Note: Upload the completed Federal Circuit’s Application for 

Admission to the Bar (Form 21) under Document Upload. You 

must first flatten the form before uploading it. See Portable 

Document Format – Flattening a PDF. 

If you are seeking admission without a sponsor, you will also 

need to submit a certificate of good standing. You can either 

(1) attach this certificate to the single PDF document including 

your application or (2) upload the certificate at the time of 

paying the admission fee. The second option may delay the 

processing of your admission application.
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k. Complete the fields on the E-File Registration Page and click 

Next. 

Additional Information

• Skip this section.

Delivery Method and Formatting

• Select how frequently and in what format you wish to 

receive email notifications. You can also add additional 

emails to receive notice in Additional Email Addresses.

l. On the next screen, select your payment options for PACER and 

other fees, then click Next. 

m. Review the Policies and Procedures for Attorney Admission, EFiling Terms of Use, and Policies and Procedures for Electronic 

Filing. Click the acknowledgements.

n. Click Submit. 

You will receive electronic notification to submit payment of the 

admission fee to allow for the completion of the admission 

process. Note: Please allow one to two business days for 

processing by the Clerk’s Office.