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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Petition for Admission to the General Bar
Petitioner Information
Name
Last name, first name, middle name
Other names used  None
Last name, first name, middle name
Last name, first name, middle name
Address of Residence
Street Address, City, County, State, Zip
Name of Law Firm
Address of Law Firm
Street Address, Suite Number, City, County, State, Zip
Daytime Phone Number Email Address
Identification Number State
Enter the number issued by the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission.
If admitted elsewhere, enter both the number issued by an equivalent commission and the corresponding state.
Admission date
Enter the date on which the petitioner was admitted to practice before the
Illinois Supreme Court or highest court of another state or the District of Columbia.
Law Schools Attended by Petitioner
Law School Degree Date Received
Law School De
gree Date Received
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If the answer to ANY of the questions below is yes, please attach a brief description of the
incident(s) and the petitioner’s current status before any court, or agency thereof, where
disciplinary sanctions were imposed or where an investigation or investigations of the
petitioner’s conduct may have been instituted.
Has the petitioner ever been censured, suspended, disbarred, or otherwise
disciplined by any court?
Yes No
Has the petitioner ever been, or is the petitioner currently, the subject of
an investigation of the petitioner’s professional conduct?
Yes No
Has the petitioner ever been transferred to inactive status, voluntarily
withdrawn, or resigned from the bar of any court?
Yes No
Has the petitioner ever been denied admission to the bar of any court
(not including a denial resulting from the failure to pass a bar examination)?
Yes No
Has the petitioner ever been held in contempt of court? Yes No
I, the above-named, do hereby petition for admission to the general bar of the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In support of this petition, I state that (a) I
have read each of the answers provided on this petition and they are each true and correct, (b) I
have read and will faithfully adhere to the Rules of Professional Conduct for the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and (c) I have read and faithfully adhere to the
Standards for Professional Conduct within the Seventh Federal Judicial Circuit. I declare under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Date Signature
(“Wet” signature required.)
Petitioner must sign the Oath of Office prior to filing the petition (LR 83.10(e)).
Petitioner may choose whether to appear in person before a judge to be admitted. Petitioner
shall make their own appointment to appear by contacting the emergency judge.(See
Judges page for current emergency judge.) Select the appropriate form for in-person oath.
Select appropriate form:
Oath of Office form HERE.
In-person Oath with a judge form HERE.
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Affidavit of Sponsor
Name
Last name, first name, middle name
Address of Sponsor
Firm or business name
Street Address, Room Number
City, County, State, Zip
Admission Date
Enter the date on which the sponsor was admitted to the bar of the
highest court of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
I, the above-named sponsor state that
(a) I am currently a member in good standing of the bar of
(b) I have known the petitioner for a period of not less than years.
(c) I have known the petitioner under the following circumstances.
(d) I know the petitioner’s character to be:
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(e) I know the petitioner’s reputation to be:
(f) I know the petitioner’s experience at the bar to be as follows:
(g) The petitioner is of good moral character and otherwise well qualified to practice as a
member of the general bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
_____________________________________
Signature of Sponsor Date
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Affidavit of Sponsor
Name
Last name, first name, middle name
Address of Sponsor
Firm or business name
Street Address, Room Number
City, County, State, Zip
Admission Date
Enter the date on which the sponsor was admitted to the bar of the
highest court of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia.
I, the above-named sponsor state that
(a) I am currently a member in good standing of the bar of
(b) I have known the petitioner for a period of not less than years.
(c) I have known the petitioner under the following circumstances.
(d) I know the petitioner’s character to be:
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(e) I know the petitioner’s reputation to be:
(f) I know the petitioner’s experience at the bar to be as follows:
(g) The petitioner is of good moral character and otherwise well qualified to practice as a
member of the general bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Signature of Sponsor Date
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Oath of Office
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will defend the Constitution of the United States of
America; that I will faithfully discharge my duties as an attorney and counselor; and that I will
conduct myself uprightly and according to law and the recognized standards of ethics of the
profession, so help me God.
I declare under penalty of perjury, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, that the foregoing is true and
correct.
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Date Signature of Petitioner
(“Wet” signature required. Notarization not required)
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