(a)    Roll of Attorneys: The bar of this Court consists of those attorneys admitted to practice before this Court who have taken the oath prescribed by the rules and have paid to the Clerk such fees as the District Court or the Judicial Conference may prescribe from time to time.  No person, unless duly admitted to practice in this Court, shall be permitted to appear and participate in the trial of any action or the hearing of any motion except in his or her own behalf or by special permission of the Court or as provided in subdivisions (c), (d), or (e) of this rule.

 

  Attorneys admitted to the bar of the United States District Court must promptly notify the Clerk of Court in writing of any change in their name, mailing address, law firm affiliation, and telephone number.

 

(b)    Eligibility: Attorneys who have been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of this state are eligible for admission to the bar of this Court.

 

(c)    Procedure for Admission: Each applicant for admission to the bar of this Court shall file with the Clerk of this Court a written petition setting forth residence and office addresses, all Courts in which the attorney has been admitted to practice, legal training and experience at the bar, and a certification that the applicant has read and is familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Local Rules of this Court.  The petition shall be accompanied by the certificates of two members of the bar of this Court stating where and when they were admitted to practice in this Court, how long and under what circumstances they have known the petitioner, and what they know of petitioner's character and experience at the bar.  The Clerk shall examine the petition and certificate, and, if in compliance with this rule, the petition for admission shall be presented to a Judge of this Court.  When a petition is presented, one of the members of the bar of this Court shall move the admission of the petitioner.  If admitted, the petitioner shall in open Court take an oath to support the Constitution and laws of the United States, to discharge faithfully the duties of a lawyer, to behave uprightly and according to law and the recognized standards of ethics of the profession, and to comply with the rules of professional conduct as adopted by this Court.  The petitioner shall pay to the Clerk such fee as the District Court or the Judicial Conference may prescribe from time to time.  

 

(d)    Nonresident Attorneys: Any attorney residing outside of this state and admitted to practice before and then in good standing in another United States District Court, but not admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of this state, may, upon oral or written motion of a member of the bar of this Court, be permitted by this Court to appear and participate as an attorney in the trial of any action or the hearing on any motion, petition or other proceeding then pending before this Court, but only if the attorney associates with an active member in good standing of the bar of this Court who shall participate in the preparation and trial of the case or presentation of the matter involved and on whom service of all papers may be made. The attorney with whom a non-member of the bar associates shall be a Minnesota resident unless the Court upon motion approves an association with a non-resident. Motions for pro hac vice admission must be accompanied by a signed affidavit by the member in good standing of the bar of this Court and the attorney to be admitted pro hac vice on the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice form supplied by the Clerk of this Court and payment of the pro hac vice admission fee as may be set from time to time by the Court.

 

(e)    Government Attorneys:  Attorneys admitted to practice in a United States District Court, but not qualified under this rule to practice in the District of Minnesota, may, nevertheless, if they are representing the United States of America or any officer or agency thereof, practice before this Court in any action or proceeding in this Court in which the United States or any officer or agency thereof is a party.

[Adopted effective February 1, 1991; Amended December 5th, 2008]