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11th Cir. R. 46-2 — Renewal of Bar Membership; Inactive Status: the court's own rule, verbatim from UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT RULES INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES (effective August 1, 2026), official PDF, sha-custodied. Court-level requirement: applies to appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit alongside the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Each attorney admitted to the bar of this court shall pay the bar membership renewal fee prescribed by the court and posted on the court’s website every five years from the date of admission. A new certificate of admission will not issue upon payment of this fee. During the first week of the month in which an attorney’s renewal fee is due, the clerk shall send by mail, e-mail, or other means a notice to the attorney using the contact information on the roll of attorneys admitted to practice before this court (attorney roll), and advise the attorney that payment of the renewal fee is due by the last day of that month. If the notice is returned undelivered due to incorrect or invalid contact information, no further notice will be sent. If the renewal fee is not paid by the last day of the month in which the notice is sent, the attorney’s membership in the bar of this court will be placed in inactive status for a period of 12 months, beginning on the first day of the next month. An attorney whose bar membership is in inactive status may not practice before the court. To renew a bar membership, including one in inactive status, an attorney must complete a bar membership renewal form, available at www.ca11.uscourts.gov. The renewal form must be accompanied by the non-refundable bar membership renewal fee. All attorneys must use the court’s Electronic Case Files (ECF) system to submit their renewal forms and payments. After 12 months in inactive status, if an attorney has not paid the bar membership renewal fee, the clerk shall strike the attorney’s name from the attorney roll. An attorney whose name is stricken from the attorney roll due to nonpayment of the renewal fee who thereafter wishes to practice before the court must apply for admission to the bar pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 46-1, unless the attorney is eligible to be admitted for a particular proceeding pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 46-3.
Each attorney admitted to the bar of this court shall pay the bar membership renewal fee prescribed by the court and posted on the court’s website every five years from the date of admission. A new certificate of admission will not issue upon payment of this fee. During the first