Become a member of the Supreme Court Bar!
Take advantage of a unique opportunity to join the bar of the United States Supreme Court, with the help of the Younger Lawyers Division of the FBA. The YLD is again hosting its annual Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony. The 2012 YLD Supreme Court Admission Ceremony will be held at the Court on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. As in years past, we will be inviting the Justices to join us for a breakfast reception after the ceremony. Although the YLD sponsors this event, FBA members of all ages are welcome to participate.
The deadline for applications was April 12, 2012. For information on the next swearing-in ceremony, please contact Sherwin Valerio.
The Ceremony and Reception
Your admission to the U.S. Supreme Court will be a memorable event. Applicants should meet in the public cafeteria at the U.S. Supreme Court Building at 8:30 a.m. Please sign in with the FBA/YLD representative who will be at a table in the cafeteria. As soon as all applicants are signed in, you will be lined up and taken to one of the Court’s conference rooms. From the conference room the applicants will be taken to the Court’s chamber by security personnel and seated before the bench. Guests will be seated in the rear of the chamber.
When the Court is ready the Justices will enter, and any business scheduled for that day will be conducted. This may include the announcement of decisions or remarks by the Justices to the applicants. Once all official Court business is complete, the movant will formally request the Court to Accept the application for admission to the bar. The oath will be administered, and the Justices will retire to chambers.
The ceremony will be followed by a breakfast reception. All of the newly admitted applicants and their guests will return to the conference room . We have traditionally been joined by several of the Justices during the breakfast reception. A short lecture about the Court will then be given for any admittees and guests that wish to attend.
Guests
Each admittee may bring one guest to the ceremony. Space in the courtroom is severely limited and security concerns make it impossible to permit a large number of people into the room. Consequently, we cannot guarantee that guests will be admitted to the courtroom for the ceremony, however, our attempts to seat guests in past years has been successful. Guests are welcome to join the admittees at the reception after the ceremony.