The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is issuing this notice to inform judiciary contractors of judiciary-wide plans regarding contract actions that may be necessary on or about October 17 in the absence of a...
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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, 06/30/2025
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals hosted an essay contest for fifth and sixth-grade students within the Third Circuit, which includes New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The essay prompt was “How did our Nation’s...
Wed, 05/07/2025
On May 11, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) will begin implementing multifactor authentication (MFA) to enhance system security for CM/ECF and PACER. MFA provides an added layer of security to accounts by helping protect against...
Fri, 05/02/2025
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...
Fri, 12/20/2024
The Third Circuit’s Courts Community and Rule of Law Committee have announced the first-place winner in the 2024 Video Contest. Joshua Edwards, a 9th-grade student at Odessa High School in Delaware, submitted the winning video. The selection...
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