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.

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 Continue reading →

Maintenance was recently performed on the public website for the court to improve the performance of the court’s proceeding calendars. This page accesses live information to share proceeding time and location as it is added or modified by the Clerk’s Office. Due to this maintenance, it is required to ensure that a visitor to the site is not accessing an older copy of that page. This can be accomplished in one of two ways: Perform what is called a “hard refresh” of the page. When Continue reading →

You may have seen the recent “Coming Soon” banner while signing in to eVoucher, announcing the implementation of Login.gov. This is a Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) login method for CJA Panel Attorneys and Experts coming May 11th.  MFA is a layered approach to securing data and applications where a system requires a user to present a combination of two or more credentials to verify a user’s identity for eVoucher sign in. Please go to the CJA tab from our website.  From there, select Training Materials.

Effective January 8, 2024 through February 17, 2024, Judge Counts’ courtroom in the Midland division will be closed for renovation. All audiovisual equipment in this room is being upgraded during this time. Details on the services to be available will be posted in the courtroom guidance for this location prior to the completion of the project. If you are a practicing attorney in this courthouse, communication will be sent about the changes and technical sessions to visit the space in the near future. Check local Continue reading →

The committee on Civil Pattern Jury Instructions of the Fifth Circuit District Judge Association is requesting comments on proposed Chapter 14 of the Pattern Jury Instructions (Civil Cases): a new chapter that covers Trademark and Service Mark Claims. For more information, click the title of this news item to view the Draft Fifth Circuit Trademark Jury Instructions and Trademark and Service Mark Comment Request.

The technology upgrade scheduled in Judge Pitman’s courtroom (courtroom four in Austin) has completed. All attorneys with scheduled proceedings in this courtroom must review the published information on these changes and be prepated accordingly. To schedule time to visit the courtroom, test equipment, and request any clarification needed, contact the chamber to do so. Generally speaking, all connections in the room are HDMI, along with new wireless connection options for evidence presentation. Although prior physical connections were also HDMI, infrastructure was modernized and therefore all Continue reading →

Effective October 23, 2023 through November 10, 2023, Judge Pitman’s courtroom on the fifth floor will be closed for renovation. All audiovisual equipment in this room is being upgraded during this time. Details on the services to be available will be posted in the courtroom guidance for this location prior to the completion of the project. If you are a practicing attorney in this courthouse, communication will be sent about the changes and technical sessions to visit the space in the near future.