An individual PACER account is required to register to E-file on NJD's ECF system. NEW E-filing Registration will be completed electronically via PACER.

If you are already registered (legacy ECF) - DO NOT SUBMIT A NEW REGISTRATION via PACER - YOU MUST FOLLOW THE LINKING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NEXTGEN ECF PAGE.

Go to the bottom of the NextGen ECF page for steps on submitting a new registration request.

Attorneys in good standing with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey will be able to obtain a CM/ECF login and password by registering electronically via PACER.  Please note that registration takes approximately two weeks.

Pro hac vice attorneys may not register as filing users, but may request electronic notification by completing the Request by Local Counsel for Pro Hac Vice Attorney to Receive Electronic Notification and following attached instructions.

IN ORDER TO QUERY ECF cases and dockets, non-filers and attorneys must obtain a PACER account. Go to the PACER Center for more information.

Pro Se Litigants can register to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. The application can be found here.

I have left the government work-force, how do I transfer my ECF registration to a private firm?

Send an email to ecfreg@njd.uscourts.gov requesting that your PACER account be unlinked from your current ECF account.  Reregister through PACER using these instructions.

I have left a private firm to join the government work-force, how do I transfer my ECF registration?

Send an email to ecfreg@njd.uscourts.gov requesting that your PACER account be unlinked from your current ECF account.  Reregister through PACER using these instructions.