This application request, if approved, is valid for the current year only and will expire on 12/31. A new application must be submitted at the beginning of the subsequent year. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ First Name: * Last Name: * Agency: * Position/Title * Email Address: * Phone #: * Enter in the following format: XXX-XXX-XXXX CM/ECF Access * Do you require CM/ECF access to view case information and/or receive NEF's? If you are requesting CM/ECF access, you must complete the process by following the instructions on our website at Virtual Press Box (CM/ECF Access). If you already maintain a PACER account, you are not required to re-register. Yes No Are you a Non-Credentialed Applicant?: * Yes No Article URL: * For Non-Credentialed Applicants Only. Links to ten articles, commentaries, books, photographs, videos, films, or audio recordings that were written, created, or produced by the applicant. At least five of the ten items must be related to different cases/matters and not a single event/subject, and at least three must have been posted/published within the previous 24 months. Article URL 2: * Article URL 3: * Article URL 4: * Article URL 5: * Article URL 6: * Article URL 7: * Article URL 8: * Article URL 9: * Article URL 10: * Credentials: * Please upload a copy (photo or PDF) of your Press Credentials/ID Badge. If you do not have current Press Credentials, then please provide a letter from your Editor indicating your role with the news agency and a copy of a photo ID (drivers license). If you do not include these items, your request can be rejected or delayed. ***(NOTE: If you are submitting multiple documents, please combine them into one file.)***Files must be less than 5 MB.Allowed file types: jpg jpeg png pdf doc docx. Acknowledge * I acknowlede receipt of Administrative Order 2018-79 and Administrative Order 2019-87A and agree to comply with Administrative Orders 2018-79 and 2019-87A, in all respects, including but not limited to use of electronic device inside the Districts courtrooms only in text function mode consistent with these Orders. I also agree not to record or transmit in any way audio, still photography, or video from anywhere inside courthouses nor from inside courtrooms, including any lobby areas of any building housing a federal court, and agree not to transmit live feed of any of the aforementioned at any time. Nor may I create a verbatim record of any proceeding and acknowledging that a knowing or willful violation of the agreement will result in contempt of court and/or removal from the court's approved media list. District and Magistrate Judges retain discretion to maintain order in their courtrooms should the entry and exit of news reporters become disruptive in a particular proceeding. Upon submission, my name will be added to a list of reporters who have signed such agreement and the list will be made available to court security personnel assigned to each Courthouse.
