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Attorney Re-Registration 2026

Pursuant to Standing Order BMM-35, all attorneys admitted to the Bar of the District of Montana must renew their membership every two years by paying a $50.00 re-registration fee. Below are instructions outlining the re-registration process. The purpose of re-registration is to keep the court’s attorney database accurate.

ATTORNEY BAR RE-REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

The District of Montana’s biennial re-registration process begins October 1, 2026. As of October 1, 2026, attorneys admitted prior to October 1, 2024 will be required to re-register biennially to continue as active members of the District of Montana bar. This includes both bankruptcy and district court bar members. A fee of $50.00 will be charged at the time of re-registration. Attorneys admitted after October 1, 2024 will re-register in the 2028 re-registration cycle. Federal government attorneys as defined in L.R. 83.1(a)(2)(B), Trustees, and pro hac vice counsel are exempt from re-registration. The re-registration period will remain open through October 31, 2026. Please note, if you were locked out of CM/ECF anytime during the 2024 re-registration cycle and recently paid the re-registration fee, you will need to re-register for the 2026 cycle.

Failure to re-register by the October 31, 2026 deadline will result in restricted use of your CM/ECF e-filing account and your bar membership will be changed to inactive. The next time you log into CM/ECF you will have limited e-filing options and will be required to re-register and pay the $50.00 fee before your full e-filing rights are restored.

Please have your PACER username and password and either your debit or credit card information available before beginning this process.  Each attorney must submit a re-registration on their own behalf using a PACER account.  If your contact information has changed, please update your name, address and email through your PACER account.

If you don’t know if you need to re-register or have additional questions, please contact the clerk’s office at 866-463-4052.

To re-register, complete the following:

  • LOGIN to the Court’s District CM/ECF at https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov.

  • USING YOUR PACER USERNAME AND PASSWORD, LOGIN TO CM/ECF.

  • If you do not know your username and password, you must contact PACER to obtain this information.  The Court does not know your login credentials.  PACER may be reached at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ or 800-676-6856.

  • From the Menu Bar in CM/ECF, select Civil.  (If you do not see Civil on the menu bar, you must contact the Court or PACER for assistance.)

  • Select Re-Registration.

  • Select the Event “Attorney Re-Registration”.

  • Case Number 1:26-mc-09999 will be displayed.

    • NOTE: THIS IS A GENERIC CASE NUMBER TO BE USED FOR ATTORNEY RE-REGISTRATION ONLY.  DO NOT CLICK ON THE CASE NUMBER.

  • Click Next until you see the screen that prompts you to enter your name. Type your name in the box. 

  • Click Next to continue to the payment process.

  • You may choose to pay with a debit or credit card.

  • After authorizing and submitting your payment, you MUST continue to click Next on each screen until you reach the Notice of Electronic Filing screen. If you will need a receipt of this transaction, please print or save this page for your records.

  • The preferred method of payment for attorney re-registration is debit or credit card. If you are unable to pay using a debit or credit card, please send an email to mtd_reregistration@mtd.uscourts.gov for further instructions.

YOU ARE NOW RE-REGISTERED FOR THE BAR OF THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA.