Before submitting your request, please ensure that your primary email address is correct in PACER. If your primary email address is incorrect, you will not receive your certificate. It is your responsibility to maintain current contact information with the Clerk (see LR 11.1(g)). Click here to go to CM/ECF.
Obtaining a Certificate of Good Standing
If you are admitted to the Southern District of Florida Bar, and you would like a Duplicate Certificate of Admission (the Certificate issued upon admission to this Court's Bar), please complete one of the options below. Please note the fee for payment of a Duplicate Certificate of Admission is non-refundable and non-transferable.
1) Electronic Certificate of Good Standing (PDF):
Log into your CM/ECF account and select Utilities. Select Certificate of Good Standing – Electronic PDF. To pay for your certificate, you will be automatically redirected to pay.gov where you will pay the current fee (see Fee Schedule) (via check or credit card). Your certificate will be e-mailed within 2 business days to your primary e-mail address on file in CM/ECF. Click here to go to CM/ECF. Note: If you need certificates for multiple attorneys, you will need to log in to each attorney’s CM/ECF account to order their certificate of good standing.
2) Original Certificate of Good Standing:
Log into your CM/ECF account and select Utilities. Select Certificate of Good Standing – Original With Raised Seal. Please complete each screen in order to submit your request. To pay for your certificate, you will be automatically redirected to pay.gov where you will pay the current fee (see Fee Schedule) (via check or credit card). Your certificate will be mailed within 2 weeks to the mailing address you provide in your request, so please verify your information prior to submitting your request. Click here to go to CM/ECF. Note: If you need certificates for multiple attorneys, you will need to log in to each attorney’s CM/ECF account to order their certificate of good standing.
3) If a Certificate of Good Standing Is Needed Immediately:
Please go to any Clerk’s Office Intake Section and an Intake clerk will issue a certificate while you wait. If you request the certificate at the Intake Counter, you may pay by cash, check, money order, or credit card. You cannot obtain a statement of discipline from the Intake Clerk. A separate request will need to be mailed to Attorney Admissions along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. There is no charge for a statement of discipline. (Click here for Clerk’s Office locations).
As a reminder, CM/ECF filing is mandatory in the Southern District of Florida. In order to obtain a log-in/password, please view the CM/ECF Training-Registration page by clicking here.