Application For Admission To The Bar

JUDGE: _____ DIV: _____ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Instructions: Type or print your answers. Answer all questions fully. An incomplete response will delay processing your application. If a question does not apply to you, answer "N/A." Where the space provided is insufficient, answer on additional sheets, with reference to the question. After the oath has been administered to you, take this signed application form and fee immediately to the District Clerk's Office for processing. If the oath was administered to you in another district, immediately mail the application and fee to the Clerk's Office for processing. Important: Page 3 is an optional page that is ONLY to be used if the judge who will administer the oath to you is not a district judge for the Northern District of Texas. Discard page 3 if a district judge of this Court will administer the oath to you. Mr. Ms. Mrs. 1. 2. 3. 4. Full Name: (last) (first) (middle) (generation) Name Used in Documents Filed with Court (if different from above): Firm/Business Name: Firm/Business Address: 5. 6. Telephone: __ FAX: __ E-mail: List all states (including District of Columbia) in which you have been admitted to practice law by the highest court of that state. Indicate the year admitted, whether you are currently a member in good standing certified to practice law in that state, and any certified areas of specialization. Attach to this application an original certificate of good standing issued within the past 90 days from the attorney licensing authority in a state in which you are admitted to practice (e.g., State Bar of Texas). State Year Admitted Current Standing Specialization 7. List all federal courts in which you have been admitted to the practice of law. Indicate the year admitted and whether you are currently a member in good standing of the bar and certified to practice law before that court. Court Year Admitted Current Standing Specialization 8. Provide the name and address of the law school from which you graduated, the date of graduation, and the degree(s) received. If you did not graduate from a law school, please describe your law study in detail. -1- American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 9. Indicate any grievances or involuntary removals filed against you while a member of the bar of any state or federal court. Describe the circumstances in detail. 10. Describe in detail any charges, arrests, or convictions for criminal offense(s) filed against you. Omit minor traffic offenses. 11. Would you be interested in being appointed to a federal criminal case? ____ Yes ____ No ____No For Court Use Only. Bar StatusVerified: _______________ Would you be interested in providing pro bono legal services in a civil rights case? ____Yes 12. State Bar Number(s): Specify State(s) if Other Than Texas I hereby certify that all of the above information is true and correct. I recognize that by admission to this Court I am subjecting myself to the discipline of this Court. Date Sworn and subscribed to before me: Applicant's Original Signature Date Seal: Notary Official/Deputy Clerk Admitted on the motion of the following sponsor who, by signing below, represents that the sponsor is a member in good standing of the bar of the Northern District of Texas and that the sponsor is sufficiently acquainted with the applicant to affirm, and does affirm, that the applicant is of good personal and professional character. See LR 83.7(b). Sponsor's Original Signature Bar Number (Specify if Other Than Texas) Printed Name Telephone Number Application Approved and Oath Administered by a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas: (If the oath will be administered by another Judge, skip this and use page 3.) Date Oath Administered United States District Judge Northern District of Texas -2- American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com OPTIONAL PAGE Use this page ONLY if the oath will be administered by a U.S. Circuit Judge, by a U.S. District Judge in a district other than the Northern District of Texas, or by a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge or U.S. Magistrate Judge. Otherwise, discard this page. Application Approved by a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas (REQUIRED FIRST): Date Application Approved United States District Judge Northern District of Texas (IMPORTANT: The oath below should only be administered AFTER a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas has signed above approving this application.) Oath or Affirmation: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will demean myself as an attorney and counselor of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, uprightly and according to law, and that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me, God. (Omit "So help me, God" for Affirmation.) Date Oath Administered Signature of Judge Administering Oath Printed Name and Title of Judge Administering Oath After both judges have signed above, submit the complete application form and the required admission fee to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, ATTN: Attorney Admissions Clerk, 1100 Commerce Street, Room 1452, Dallas, TX 75242. -3- American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com