2026 SCWLA USSCt Admissions Trip
The 2026 Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) group admissions ceremony for the South Carolina Women Lawyers’ Association will take place on Thursday, May 14. We are pleased to announce that the Honorable J. Michelle Childs, Judge, U.S. Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, has graciously agreed to join us and move in open court for the admission of our group to the Court’s Bar. We have arranged for up to 50 lawyers to have this once in a lifetime opportunity.
How to Participate
To participate, please complete the group event application below. That application and the $100 SCWLA Administrative Fee (covers administrative costs, reception on Thursday night, and, if catering is allowed at the Court, a private breakfast at the Supreme Court) are different from and in addition to the Court’s Application for Admission to Practice and application fee of $200. The SCWLA Event Application and SCWLA event fee are due by February 15, 2025. The SCOTUS’s Admission Application and the $200 application fee must be actually received by SCWLA no later than March 2. Applications will be accepted in the order in which they are received until the group is full.
Because of the limited number of members who may be admitted on May 14, 2026, all interested SCWLA members should contact Amie Clifford ([email protected] or 803-832-8275) before submitting applications. Members already admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States may participate in the trip by completing only the Event Application and submitting it, with the $100.00 SCWLA Administrative Fee, by the deadline set out above. While members are welcome to bring guests, the Supreme Court is will only guarantee each lawyer to be admitted seating for one guest.