Requests for Certificates of Good Standing and Duplicate Bar Certificates must be submitted through the court's Case Management/Electronic Case Filing system ("CM/ECF"). Both certificates are available as electronic documents only. The fee for either certificate is set by 28 U.S.C. § 1914 and reflected on the Schedule of Fees webpage. Payment is rendered through pay.gov during the docketing of the request.
As a part of the request procedure, attorneys should first verify that their status with the court is In Good Standing. Failure to do so may result in the court's rejection of the request altogether (e.g. the attorney's status is "Administratively Removed," not "In Good standing"). Be advised that the court will not issue refunds for requesters who fail to verify their status as In Good Standing.
Attorneys employed by a federal agency (e.g. Department of Justice, Federal Public Defender, etc.) are provisionally admitted, meaning a Certificate of Good Standing cannot be provided as outlined above. Instead, these attorneys should contact the Attorney Services Division for additional assistance at 303-335-2466 or via email at cod_attorneyservices@cod.uscourts.gov.
If you would like to request a Certificate of Good Standing or Duplicate Bar Certificate, and are eligible to do so, refer to the instructions below:
Instructions for Requesting a Certificate of Good Standing or Duplicate Bar Certificate
Alternate to Certificate of Good Standing
The court offers an informal method of verifying an attorney's eligibility to practice at no cost. The Attorney Status tool pulls data from the official roll of attorneys and is updated every hour. Simply search for the attorney's name and print the results which reflect if the attorney is in good standing. This tool is the same mechanism by which a formal Certificate of Good Standing is produced.