Complete the Supreme Court Bar Application.

• Click here for full instructions from the Supreme Court.
  
  
• You must complete the application electronically and print out. The Supreme Court will not accept handwritten forms.
  
  
• The first page should be filled out online, completed in its entirety, and printed. Do not use “all caps.” The second page may be filled out online and printed or handwritten (if legible).
  
  
• All signatures must be original (wet) signatures from both sponsors and applicant on the same page. No scanned or copied versions will be accepted. Please note that you must sign in two places on page 2 of the application: under Certification and Oath of Admission.
  
  
• Each applicant must have the endorsement of two sponsors who must each be a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court who know you personally and are not related to you by blood or marriage.
  
  
• If you don't know any members who can sponsor you, don't worry! Leave the Statement of Sponsors section blank on the application, complete the sponsorship request section on the New England Law Registration Form, and turn in your complete application packet by the deadline. New England Law will provide your sponsors once we have all application materials, including your Certificate of Good Standing, notarized statement, and application fee.
  
  
• Do not complete the section "Motion for Admission."
  
  
• The admission certificate contains the words “in the year of our Lord, two thousand ….” If you would prefer an alternative form that omits these words, check the “alternative certificate” box on the application form.
  
  
• Click here for sample application with instructions.

You must obtain an original certificate of good standing (no duplicates or photocopies) from the presiding judge, clerk, or other authorized official of the highest court of a state, commonwealth, territory, possession, or of the District of Columbia, evidencing that you have been a member in good standing for at least the last three years.

• Scanned or emailed copies of the Certificate to the Alumni Office will not be accepted.
  
  
• Applicants must not have been the subject of any adverse disciplinary action pronounced or in effect during that 3-year period.

• An application will be considered current for one year from the date of the clerk's certificate.
  

• Do not submit a bar association certificate of good standing in place of the clerk's certificate, or a duplicate of a certificate of good standing.
  
  
• If you are barred in multiple states, you do not need to submit one from every state. You may choose which certificate to obtain, but note that you must have been a member of that state's bar for at least three years.
  
  
• Each state court follows a slightly different procedure for requesting a Certificate of Good Standing, as well as timeline for receipt. You should request the certificate as soon as possible.

Complete a notarized statement attesting that you will not bring more than one guest. If you plan to bring a guest, please include the name of the guest in the statement.

• New England Law requires a notarized statement due to the strict rule of the Supreme Court that each person being admitted may bring only one guest into the Court chambers.
  


• Click here for sample language for the notarized statement language.

The swearing-in ceremony will take place in the main courtroom of the Supreme Court. Before the swearing-in ceremony, our group will meet in one of the Court’s reception rooms for a light breakfast and to go over logistics. At the post-swearing-in reception, we will celebrate, mingle, and possibly be visited by one (or more) of the Justices.

What happens during the ceremony? When the Court is ready the Justices will enter the main courtroom, and any business scheduled for that day will be conducted. This may include the announcement of decisions or remarks by the Justices to the applicants. Once all official Court business is complete, the Movant will formally request the Court to accept the applicants for admission to the bar. The oath will be administered, and the Justices will retire to chambers.

Sample Itinerary (subject to change)

Participants in the 2024 SCOTUS Bar Admission must abide by federal, state, local, and New England Law health and safety protocols to ensure a successful event.

We ask that all participants abide by the policies and procedures put in place for this event. New England Law | Boston reserves the right to suspend alumni benefits and services to and exclude from New England Law community events or campus any person whose behavior adversely affects the safety, enjoyment, and well-being of any New England Law alumni, employees, students, guests or invitees.

Participants and their guests are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Please plan accordingly.  We advise that participants understand that there is the possibility that the events for nonessential court business could be canceled closer to the date of the event. In the event of postponement of events, all applicants will receive a full refund of their application fee.