Court Rules
Local rules directory

Federal Court Local Rules by District

Find federal district local rules, judge rules, individual practices, standing orders, and filing requirements. Start with the district, then check the assigned judge before filing.

Why local rules pages matter

A federal court local rule search often means the user needs more than the local rule PDF. Filing compliance also depends on judge-specific procedures for page limits, courtesy copies, pre-motion letters, exhibit handling, and chambers contact.

Each court below links to the Court Rules district page, available filing guidance, and the official local rules source when available.

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Central District of California
cdca
Court Rules page
Central District of Illinois
cdil
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
District of Columbia
ddc
Court Rules page
District of Delaware
ded
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
District of New Jersey
dnj
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Arkansas
edar
Court Rules page
Eastern District of California
edca
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Kentucky
edky
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Eastern District of Louisiana
edla
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Michigan
edmi
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Missouri
edmo
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Eastern District of New York
edny
Court Rules page
Eastern District of North Carolina
ednc
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Oklahoma
edok
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
edpa
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Eastern District of Tennessee
edtn
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Eastern District of Texas
edtx
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Virginia
edva
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Washington
edwa
Court Rules page
Eastern District of Wisconsin
edwi
Court Rules page
Middle District of Alabama
mdal
Court Rules page
Middle District of Florida
mdfl
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Middle District of Georgia
mdga
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Middle District of Louisiana
mdla
Court Rules page
Middle District of North Carolina
mdnc
Court Rules page
Middle District of Pennsylvania
mdpa
Court Rules page
Middle District of Tennessee
mdtn
Court Rules page
Northern District of Alabama
ndal
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Northern District of California
ndca
Court Rules page
Northern District of Florida
ndfl
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Northern District of Georgia
ndga
Court Rules page
Northern District of Illinois
ndil
Court Rules page
Northern District of Indiana
ndin
Court Rules page
Northern District of Iowa
ndia
Court Rules page
Northern District of Mississippi
ndms
Court Rules page
Northern District of New York
ndny
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Northern District of Ohio
ndoh
Court Rules page
Northern District of Oklahoma
ndok
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Northern District of Texas
ndtx
Court Rules page
Northern District of West Virginia
ndwv
Court Rules page
Southern District of Alabama
sdal
Court Rules page
Southern District of California
sdca
Court Rules page
Southern District of Florida
sdfl
Court Rules page
Southern District of Georgia
sdga
Court Rules page
Southern District of Illinois
sdil
Court Rules page
Southern District of Indiana
sdin
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Southern District of Iowa
sdia
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Southern District of Mississippi
sdms
Court Rules page
Southern District of New York
sdny
Court Rules page
Southern District of Ohio
sdoh
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Southern District of Texas
sdtx
Court Rules page
Southern District of West Virginia
sdwv
Court Rules page
Western District of Arkansas
wdar
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Western District of Kentucky
wdky
Court Rules page
Western District of Louisiana
wdla
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Western District of Michigan
wdmi
Court Rules page
Western District of Missouri
wdmo
Court Rules page
Western District of New York
wdny
Court Rules page
Western District of North Carolina
wdnc
Court Rules page
Western District of Oklahoma
wdok
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Western District of Pennsylvania
wdpa
Court Rules page
Western District of Tennessee
wdtn
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules
Western District of Texas
wdtx
Court Rules page
Western District of Virginia
wdva
Court Rules page
Western District of Washington
wdwa
Court Rules page
Western District of Wisconsin
wdwi
Court Rules pageOfficial local rules

District pages with judge-level rules

cdca
Federal district9th Circuit
44 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
cdil
Federal district7th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
District of Columbia

District of Columbia

ddc
Federal districtD.C. Circuit
12 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ded
Federal district3rd Circuit
23 active judges tracked14 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
dnj
Federal district3rd Circuit
28 active judges tracked15 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edar
Federal district8th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edca
Federal district9th Circuit
20 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edky
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
edla
Federal district5th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edmi
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edmo
Federal district8th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
edny
Federal district
47 active judges tracked14 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day(observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ednc
Federal district4th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edok
Federal district10th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edpa
Federal district3rd Circuit
40 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
edtn
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
edtx
Federal district5th Circuit
18 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edva
Federal district4th Circuit
9 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edwa
Federal district9th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
edwi
Federal district7th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
mdal
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
mdfl
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
mdga
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
mdla
Federal district5th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
mdnc
Federal district4th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
mdpa
Federal district3rd Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
mdtn
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndal
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
ndca
Federal district9th Circuit
41 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndfl
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
ndga
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndil
Federal district7th Circuit
45 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndin
Federal district7th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndia
Federal district8th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndms
Federal district5th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndny
Federal district2nd Circuit
3 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
ndoh
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndok
Federal district10th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
ndtx
Federal district5th Circuit
4 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
ndwv
Federal district4th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdal
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdca
Federal district9th Circuit
33 active judges tracked13 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdfl
Federal district11th Circuit
26 active judges tracked12 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdga
Federal district11th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdil
Federal district7th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdin
Federal district7th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
sdia
Federal district8th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
sdms
Federal district5th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdny
Federal district2nd Circuit
69 active judges tracked16 holidays loadedNext: Day Before Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdoh
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
sdtx
Federal district5th Circuit
33 active judges tracked12 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
sdwv
Federal district4th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdar
Federal district8th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
wdky
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdla
Federal district5th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
wdmi
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdmo
Federal district8th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdny
Federal district2nd Circuit
6 active judges tracked15 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdnc
Federal district4th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdok
Federal district10th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
wdpa
Federal district3rd Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdtn
Federal district6th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules
wdtx
Federal district5th Circuit
25 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdva
Federal district4th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdwa
Federal district9th Circuit
21 active judges tracked12 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (Observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidays
wdwi
Federal district7th Circuit
0 active judges tracked11 holidays loadedNext: Independence Day (observed) (Jul 3)
Court pageRulesHolidaysOfficial local rules