Beginning May 7, 2025, the REAL ID Act (“Act”) will restrict access to certain federal facilities without compliant identification; however, the Act contains an exception for access to court proceedings and services. These activities are...
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News & Announcements
Check this page, or the News and Announcements box on the homepage, for the latest official news and announcements released by the court. You can also access archived news and announcements from this page.
Mon, 11/25/2024
Chief Judge Michael A. Chagares of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announces the application process for the Federal Public Defender in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. All applications are to be received by 12:00...
Tue, 11/12/2024
Attorneys are being sought to serve on the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and Williamsport vicinages. | ...
Fri, 11/17/2023
Effective December 1, 2023, certain fees on the District Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule are to be adjusted for inflation. Fee adjustments can be found here.
Mon, 07/31/2023
Today in the William J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, a group of former law clerks gathered to celebrate what would have been Judge Nealon's 100th birthday. Judge Nealon is not only the longest-serving Judge in the history...
Tue, 08/16/2022
Damages in the Ciavarella-Conahan trial. | Read the Opinion
Mon, 12/07/2020
This Order supplements and clarifies Standing Order 2020-30, issued on November 30, 2020, which ordered that the Middle District of Pennsylvania re-enter Phase One of the COVID-19 Recovery Guidelines adopted by this Court under Standing Order...
Mon, 12/07/2020
IN RE: AUTHORIZING EXEMPTION FROM THE ELECTRONIC PUBLIC ACCESS FEES.
Mon, 11/30/2020
IN RE: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19: The Middle District of Pennsylvania shall immediately re-enter Phase One of the COVID-19 Recovery Guidelines adopted by this Court pursuant to Standing Order ...
Mon, 11/16/2020
Please be advised that the PACER Service Center performed upgrades and maintenance on Sunday, November 15th.
Important: With this upgrade, PACER will be removing the TLS 1.1 protocol (Transfer Layer Security) from its web...