Federal Attorney Admission Request for CM/ECF

If you require assistance with your PACER account, please contact the PACER Service Center at pacer@psc.uscourts.gov or 1-800-676-6856.


Federal Attorney Admission Request for CM/ECF

Only upgraded PACER accounts can successfully access the NextGen version of CM/ECF. If you have not upgraded your account, you will not be able to file in the Massachusetts District Court. If you do not yet have a PACER account, please follow these instructions to register for a PACER account. To verify that your PACER account is upgraded, please follow these instructions. If your PACER account has not yet been upgraded, you will need to upgrade it.

If you are already admitted to this Court and have an existing CM/ECF account in the District of Massachusetts, find out how to link to your PACER account.


Federal Attorney Admission

To request admission:

Log in to your PACER Account

Navigate to the PACER login page and log in with your upgraded individual PACER account.

Create a New Request for Attorney Admission

On the Manage My Account page, select the Maintenance tab and choose Attorney Admission / E-File Registration.

PACER Maintenance Tab
PACER Maintenance Tab
Select the Court

Select U.S. District Courts as the Court Type and Massachusetts District Court as the Court. Click Next.

PACER Select a Court to Practice
PACER Select a Court to Practice
Choose the Registration Type

From the list of available registration types, select Federal Attorney.

PACER Admission Selection
PACER Admission Selection
Complete E-File Registration

Complete the personal information on the E-File Registration screen and click Next.

Required fields are marked with a red asterisk (*)

PACER E-File Registration Form
PACER E-File Registration Form
Manage Account Payment Information

Set default payment information if desired (not required). Click Next when finished, or to bypass this screen. You can add a credit card or ACH payment method for each of the following fee types: Autobill PACER fees, E-filing fees, and Admission fees. (Please note that this Court does not accept ACH payment for Attorney Admissions fees).

To use the same payment method for multiple fee types, once account information is entered, click on the checkbox next to the fee type to designate the entered payment method to that account. The checkbox will be checked once it has been designated an account.

Note: You will not be charged an admission fee.

PACER Manage Payment Information
PACER Manage Payment Information
Agree to the E-Filing Terms of Use

Check the boxes to acknowledge that you have read and agree to the Attorney E-Filing Terms of Use.

PACER E-Filing Terms of Use
PACER E-Filing Terms of Use
Submit the Form

Click Submit at the bottom of the form. You will see a confirmation page once the form is submitted. Click Done to continue.

PACER Confirmation Page
PACER Confirmation Page