If I submit my Attorney Renewal Registration Form and payment in March 2009, when do I have to renew my registration?
ANSWER: Pursuant to Rule 74(e)(1), the first Attorney Renewal Registration Form and fee are due on or before June 1, 2009. The next Attorney Renewal Registration will be in 2014.
I was admitted to the Bar on December 31, 2007 - am I exempt from the 2009 Attorney Renewal Registration?
ANSWER: No. Pursuant to Rule 74(e)(1), attorneys admitted in the year that this renewal registration fee is collected and the year prior are exempt from this fee. Therefore, only attorneys admitted in 2008 and 2009 are exempt from the 2009 renewal registration process.
I am a government attorney and am also admitted to the USCIT Bar. Do I have to submit an Attorney Renewal Registration Form with the $50 renewal fee to the Court by June 1, 2009?
ANSWER: Pursuant to Rule 74(e)(2), a government attorney who has been admitted to the CIT Bar, must submit an Attorney Renewal Registration Form in 2009. However, the renewal registration fee is waived.
I am a government attorney but not a member of the USCIT Bar. What am I obligated to do?
ANSWER: As a non-member of the CIT Bar you do not have to submit either an Attorney Renewal Registration Form or a renewal payment to the court. You are, however, responsible for updating your information with the court. For example, if you transfer to a different agency or separate from government service the court must be informed via the submission of CM/ECF Form 8.
Will my CM/ECF password change once I submit my renewal registration and fee?
ANSWER:: No. CM/ECF password information will not be affected by this renewal process.
We have several attorneys that are members of the USCIT Bar. Can we remit payment with one check or money order?
ANSWER: Yes. A combined payment for multiple renewal forms with one check or money order can be submitted. However, a completed Attorney Renewal Registration Form for each attorney must be submitted along with the payment.
How are payments made and where should they be sent?
ANSWER: Checks or money orders must be payable to: Clerk, U.S. Court of International Trade and sent to: One Federal Plaza, Room 299, New York, NY 10278. Please ensure to attach the corresponding Attorney Renewal Registration Form(s) to the payment.
Will I receive a Bar Number?
ANSWER: The Court no longer issues bar numbers to its members.
What if I can’t remember my Date of Admission?
ANSWER: Contact the Court’s Admission Office at (212) 264-2812 and a staff member will provide you with your admission date.
Will I receive a new admission date?
ANSWER: No. Your original admission date with the court will remain the same.
Does this Attorney Renewal Registration also serve as an enrollment in CM/ECF?
ANSWER:No. You must complete a CM/ECF Form No. 1 to register in CM/ECF.
How do I notify the Court of a Change of Address?
ANSWER: During the course of this attorney renewal registration process, the Court will update the attorney address information from the Attorney Renewal Registration Form. Once the renewal registration period is over, attorneys must submit a Notice of Change in Attorney Information Form (CM/ECF Form No. 8) to update any future changes.