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Admission to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court

Alumni: Join us for the swearing-in ceremony before the U.S. Supreme Court

Ceremony Date: Calendar Year 2026

Spaces are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to reserve a spot, please contact Michele Tourville at 618-453-8761 or tville@siu.edu with any questions.

CEREMONY DATE WILL BE CONFIRMED WITH THE COURT IN EARLY JANUARY 2026; AT TIME OF THIS POST, CEREMONY WILL BE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 2026.
Total cost is $250
  • $50 payable to SIU Simmons Law School for processing and mailing fees. Please post-date payment for date of ceremony.
  • $200 payable to the Supreme Court of the United States for admission fee, post-dated for the date of the ceremony. This will be submitted with your application.
SCOTUS Admission Application and information can be found here for review: https://www.supremecourt.gov/bar/barapplication.pdf
  • If no QR code is present at the bottom of page one (1), please contact Michele Tourville at the above email address for the updated application.
  • Please answer all parts of Question 12 on page one (1).
Please note that your signature is required in two places on page two (2):
CERTIFICATION AND OATH OF ADMISSION
  • We have sponsors, or you may obtain your own.
  • An original Certificate of Good Standing from the highest court of the state in which you have been admitted to practice for at least three years should be included in your application materials.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY MATERIALS AT THIS TIME; APPLICATION DEADLINE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE THE CEREMONY DATE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.
  • You are responsible for your own travel and lodging arrangements. A group dinner will be planned the evening prior to the ceremony.
  • Per the Court, you are allowed to bring one guest into the courtroom to observe, however, children under six (6) years of age may not be permitted in the courtroom.

Please reach out to Michele with any questions.