To be licensed, you must submit an Application for Admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with your Certificate Recommending Admission to the Bar to the Pittsburgh office of the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania within six months of the date on the certificate. If you fail to submit these materials within six months, your Certificate will lapse. In that case, you will be required to complete and submit to the Board of Law Examiners a Supplemental Application for Character and Fitness Determination with the applicable filing fee. If an applicant has not filed a motion for admission within three years of the date of the examination results, the applicant will be required to reapply and successfully meet all of the requirements for admission to the bar including, where applicable, the taking and passing of a future bar examination.
OPEN-COURT CEREMONIES
The Court has discontinued the practice of administering the oath necessary for admission at its open court ceremonies. The recitation of the oath at a public event, including the special sessions of the Supreme Court, is purely ceremonial. All candidates must complete and sign the Oath of Admission contained in Part 3 of the Application in the presence of an authorized person who acknowledges and signs where indicated.
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DEADLINE: If you would like to participate in a court ceremony, please submit your completed application no later than one week prior to the ceremony you wish to attend.
Any questions about the Application for Admission should be directed to the Prothonotary's office at 412-565-2816.