U.S. DISTRICT COURT ANNUAL ATTORNEY REGISTRATION FEE

D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(c) requires attorneys admitted to the Federal bar in the District of Connecticut (“Connecticut Federal Bar”) by regular admission (non-visiting attorneys) to register annually between June 1 and August 31, and to pay an annual fee of $50. Members of the bar who fail to pay their annual registration fee, may have their CM/ECF filing privileges suspended, and are subject to removal from the rolls of the Connecticut Federal Bar.

Members of the bar who appear primarily before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court must also comply with the annual registration requirement of D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(c) and pay the annual registration fee of $50.  

Attorneys may confirm their bar and payment status by using the "Bar Membership Search" utility on the U.S. District Court for District of Connecticut website at: https://ctd.uscourts.gov/bar-membership-search.  Attorneys whose bar status is listed as INACTIVE due to non-payment of the annual fee, will soon have their Bankruptcy CM/ECF filing privileges suspended.

ATTORNEYS NEWLY ADMITTED in 2024 or 2025:

RE: 2024 FEE. Only attorneys admitted to the Connecticut Federal Bar before December 31, 2023, are required to pay the 2024 annual fee. The deadline to pay the 2024 annual fee is May 31, 2025. 

RE: 2025 FEE. Only attorneys admitted to the Connecticut Federal Bar before December 31, 2024, are required to pay the 2025 annual fee. The 2025 fee will be due between June 1, 2025, and August 31, 2025.

Members of the bar who fail to pay their annual registration fees will be subject to removal from the Connecticut Federal Bar (See D. Conn. L. Civ. R. 83.1(c)).  

There is more information about the annual registration requirement and instructions on paying the annual fee on the U.S. District Court’s website at: https://ctd.uscourts.gov/annual-registration-fee-0. 

Thank you,
Pietro Cicolini, Clerk of Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of Connecticut