(a)      Any eligible law student in a law school in this district accredited by the American Bar Association may, under conditions stated below, interview, advise, negotiate, and appear before any Magistrate Judge or District Court Judge in this district.

 

(b)      For a student to be eligible to practice under this rule, the following requirements must be met:

 

(1)   The conduct of the case must be under the supervision of a member of the bar of this district, and the supervisor must be present with and prepared to assist the student at any Court appearances and must assume full professional responsibility for the student's work;

 

(2)   The student must be in the final two years of law school;

 

(3)   The student must be enrolled for credit in a law school clinical program; and

 

(4)   The student may not accept personal compensation from a client or other source, although the law school clinical program in which the student is enrolled may accept compensation other than from a client, such as Criminal Justice Act payments.                                              

 

(c)      Before a student shall be eligible to appear in Court pursuant to this rule, the dean of the accredited law school that the student attends shall file with the Clerk of this Court a list of names of the enrolled students who have been selected by the faculty to participate in the program.  This filing shall constitute a certification that, in the opinion of the dean and the faculty, the students on the list have adequate knowledge of the applicable procedural rules and substantive law, and that the activities of the students will be adequately supervised as required by this rule.  Upon written approval by the Chief Judge of this district, to be filed with the Clerk of this Court, the students on the lists submitted by the law school deans shall be authorized to practice pursuant to this rule.  The written approval of the Chief Judge shall remain in effect for a period of 12 months from the date of filing, unless withdrawn earlier or unless, upon application by the dean of the law school, the Chief Judge shall extend the privilege.

[Adopted effective February 1, 1991]