A. Admission to District Court Required

Except as provided in Rules 601 and 602, an attorney appearing before this Court must be admitted to practice before the District Court.

B. Circumstances Under Which Trial Bar Membership Required

An attorney who is to participate as lead counsel or alone in testimonial proceedings must be a member of the trial bar of the District Court. For cause shown, a judge may excuse the trial bar requirement in specified cases, proceedings, or matters.

C. Exemption for Certain Officers Appearing in Their Official Capacity

The following officers appearing in their official capacity shall be entitled to appear in all matters before the court without admission to the trial bar of this Court: the Attorney General of the United States, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, the attorney general or other highest legal officer of any state, and the state's attorney of any county in the State of Illinois. This exception to membership in the trial bar shall apply to such persons as hold the above-described offices during their terms of office, not to their assistants.

Committee Note: This is in lieu of local General Rule 3.10. The same practice standards applicable to attorneys before the District Court should continue to be applicable to attorneys appearing before this Court.