On May 11th, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will begin implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) to enhance system security for CM/ECF and PACER. If you experience any issues or have additional questions, please contact the PACER Service Center at pacer@psc.uscourts.gov or (800)676-6856. The PACER Service Center hours are Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm CST. A link to the bulletin came be found here: Multifactor Authentication Coming Soon.
With the authorization of the United States Judicial Conference, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is accepting applications for the appointment of one position as full-time United States Magistrate Judge in San Antonio, Texas. The application must be received no later than 5:00 PM (Central Time) Friday, May 16, 2025. Questions may be directed to Human Resources, (210) 249-4034. Additional information regarding the appointment and an application form are listed below. Public Notice For Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge,
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the Vendor Manager System (VMS) designed to easily and securely collect tax and banking information to facilitate electronic funds transfers (EFT) for voucher payments approved through Criminal Justice Act (CJA) eVoucher. Panel attorneys, expert service providers, and court reporters will be required to register in VMS after signing in to CJA eVoucher with Login.gov. The account setup process for VMS takes less than 10 minutes to complete. An informational banner will appear in CJA eVoucher with a link
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By Order of the Court, the Austin division will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, and the United States Pretrial Services Office. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the Austin Order.
By Order of the Court, the El Paso division will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, and the United States Pretrial Services Office. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the El Paso Order.
By Order of the Court, the Midland-Odessa and Pecos divisions will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025. This order affects the offices of the United States District Courts, United States Magistrate Courts, the United States District Clerk’s Office, the United States Probation Office, the United States Pretrial Services Office and the United States Federal Public Defender Office. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the Midland-Odessa Order.
Federal Court Interpreter Certification Exam: The written phase of the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination for interpreters of Spanish will be administered May 5-19, 2025. Registration is from February 3 to May 2, 2025. The test candidate must pass the written exam to qualify for the oral exam. The oral phase will be administered August 4-18, 2025. Registration will be from June 23 to August 1, 2025. For more information, please email FCICE@ao.uscourts.gov.
Due to water outage at the Midland Courthouse and federal complex, the United States District Courts, the United States Magistrate Courts, United States District Clerk’s Office, United States Probation Office, United States Pretrial Services Office, and the Executive Office of the U.S. District Clerk in the Midland-Odessa division shall be closed at noon on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 through Friday, February 21, 2025. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the Midland-Odessa Order.
There has been nationwide reporting of fake Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) being sent to attorneys and law firms across the country. These fake NEFs are phishing attempts to convince recipients to respond back to the emails. Once a recipient replies to the email they are sent a follow-on email containing a link to access a document that leads the user to a malicious website. We encourage caution if you receive these fake NEFs. Validate cases and case documentation through CM/ECF only and DO NOT
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With the authorization of the United States Judicial Conference, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas is accepting applications for the appointment of one positions as full-time United States Magistrate Judge in El Paso, Texas. The application must be received no later than 5:00 PM (Central Time) Friday, June 21, 2024.Questions may be directed to Human Resources, (210) 249-4034. Additional information regarding the appointment and an application form are listed below. Public Notice For Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge, El
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