District of Colorado (D. Colo.)
Common questions
Who can be admitted to the bar of the District of Colorado (D. Colo.)?
Any state, territory, or D.C. (D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3). Rule: LAttyR 3.
What is the admission fee for the District of Colorado (D. Colo.)?
$234.00. Payment: paid through Pay.gov.
Does the District of Colorado (D. Colo.) allow pro hac vice admission, and what does it cost?
Pro hac vice available: No (full admission required).
General admission
- Who qualifies
- Any state, territory, or D.C. (D.C.COLO.LAttyR 3)
- Rule
- LAttyR 3
- Sponsor
- No sponsor required
- Good standing cert.
- No certificate required; eligibility vetted by Attorney Services Division
- Oath
- No swearing-in ceremonies conducted
- Swearing-in
- The District of Colorado does not conduct swearing-in ceremonies for its new attorneys.
- Fee
- $234.00
- Fee payment
- paid through Pay.gov
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- Exam or course
- Not in the pulled documents
- Certificate age
- Not in the pulled documents
- Apply
- Not in the pulled documents
Pro hac vice
- Available
- No (full admission required)
- Who qualifies
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Rule
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Local counsel
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Residency limits
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Limits
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Certifications
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Fee
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Fee covers
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- Form
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
- E-filing
- Not applicable: pro hac vice is not offered; full admission is required
Ongoing and other
- Renewal
- Biennial fee collected every other (even) year; failure to pay results in removal from attorney roll
- Rules dated
- December 1, 2025
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- CLE or course
- Not in the pulled documents
- Bankruptcy court
- Not in the pulled documents
- Pending changes
- Not in the pulled documents
Language from the source documents
10 quoted passages
Who qualifies
An active license in the highest court of a state, federal territory, or District of Columbia; and Status of Good Standing in all courts and jurisdictions wherein admitted.cod.uscourts.gov
Admission rule
Per the local rules of the Court [ LAttyR 3 ], admission to the court's bar requires:cod.uscourts.gov
Good standing certificate
No. The attorney's eligibility in other jurisdictions will be vetted by the Attorney Services Division.cod.uscourts.gov
Oath
The District of Colorado does not conduct swearing-in ceremonies for its new attorneys.cod.uscourts.gov
Pro hac vice available
No, the District of Colorado requires full admission for all attorneys practicing in this court.cod.uscourts.gov
Renewal
Attorneys who have failed to pay previous iterations of the court's biennial fee, which is collected every other (even) year, are removed from the attorney roll and may not e-file in this district.cod.uscourts.gov
Application link
Applications for admission to the Court's bar are submitted through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) at www.pacer.uscourts.gov .cod.uscourts.gov