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CJA Panel Attorney Hourly Rate Increases
The panel attorney hourly rates will increase from $175 to $177 for non-capital work and from $223 to $226 for capital work. The new rates apply to services performed on or after January 1, 2026. Where... more
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Below is a revised copy of the Fifth Circuit Local Rules including the revisions effective December 1, 2025, and the orders identifying the changes.
Rules and Internal... more
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The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation welcomes comments to revisions of its Rules of Procedure, including Rules for Multidistrict Litigation and Rules for Multicircuit Petitions for Review. The revisions document is accessible... more
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Congress has taken no action on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Civil Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress on April 23, 2025. Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2074 and 2075, and the Supreme... more
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ECF is operational and telephone calls made to the main lines and ECF Help Desks will be answered or returned.
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Special Order No. 22-117
Honorable Renée H. Toliver is hereby reappointed as United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Texas, to have her duty station in the... more
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Please save the date and join us on April 24, 2026 for the Ninth Annual Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference. The conference will be held at a new location—the beautiful Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center by the ballpark.... more
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On September 23, 2025, the court issued Special Order No. 19-2 regarding the service, access, and management of sealed documents as instructed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, under direction of the Judicial... more