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Attorney Admission Procedures
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Attorneys wishing to be permanently admitted to practice in the Eastern District of Tennessee must submit to the Clerk's Office an application, a certificate of good standing from the highest court of a state, territory or the District of Columbia, and an application fee, which is currently $160. See E.D.TN. LR. 83.5(a). The applications are forwarded to a Standing Committee on Admissions. Each Committee is comprised of prominent local attorneys who rigorously review each application and make a recommendation to the District Judge on whether the attorney should be admitted or denied. Once the applications have been sent to the Standing Committee, a letter will be sent to the applicants notifying them of the progress of their applications and the date and time of the ceremony.
A fall and spring ceremony is held each year in the Chattanooga, Greeneville and Knoxville divisions. Applicants who are unable to attend their scheduled ceremony will be deferred to the next ceremony. However, if an applicant misses multiple ceremonies, he or she may be required to submit another application and another $160 fee. On occasion, and with approval of the District Judge, a special admission for an individual attorney will be allowed.
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Knoxville Ceremony
The next Attorney Admissions Ceremony in Knoxville is scheduled for Friday, April 16, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. The cut-off for receipt of applications for this ceremony is February 12, 2010.
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| Greeneville Ceremony
The next Attorney Admissions Ceremony in Greeneville is scheduled for November 2, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. The cut-off for this ceremony was August 28th.
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