CIT Amends Rule for Attorney Admissions
The Court of International Trade approved amendments to one of its practice rules and two of its forms on Dec. 9. The changes, which affect Rule 74 and Forms 10 and 13, will become effective Jan. 5, the court said.
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Rule 74 concerns attorneys' admission to practice before the court. The proposed change affects attorneys admitted by oral motion by a member of the CIT or Supreme Court bar.
The new rule says if the sponsoring attorney making the motion hasn't known the applicant for more than one year "or has not worked in the same law firm, government agency, or in a company with the applicant for more than 6 months," the application must be accompanied by a certificate issued by a judge of or by the clerk of any federal court or the highest court of any state stating the applicant is a member of the bar of such court and is in good standing with that court.
The proposed changes to Forms 10 and 13 reflect the change in Rule 74.