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On Friday, the Federal Circuit announced inflationary increases to miscellaneous court fees, effective December 1, 2026. Here is the full text of the announcement.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1913, the Judicial Conference of the United States has approved the below inflationary increases to various miscellaneous court fees effective December 1, 2026.  An updated fee schedule will be available on our website as of that date.

Attorney FeesOld AmountNew Amount
Attorney admission fee$300.00 (including a local $101.00 court fee)$322.00 (Including a local $101.00 court fee
Certificate of good standing$21.00$23.00
Duplicate certificate of admission$50.00 (including a local $29.00 court fee)$52.00 (including a local $29.00 court fee)
Filing FeesOld AmountNew Amount
Docketing fee for petition for review and petition for mandamus$600.00  $665.00  
Docketing and filing fee for appeal from a district court$605.00$670.00 paid to district court clerk
Docketing appeal from U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims$600.00  $665.00 paid to veterans claims court clerk
Copy and Records FeesOld AmountNew Amount
Search of court records$34.00$38.00
Certification of any document or paper$12.00$13.00
Issuance of an apostille$50.00$55.00
Reproduction of oral argument recordings$34.00$38.00 (available online without charge)
Reproduction of electronic record not stored in CM/ECF or available on PACER$33.00$37.00
Reproduction of the record in any appeal in which no appendix is required$94.00$104.00
Box retrieval of court records from FRC$70.00 (first box)
$43.00 (each additional box)		$78.00 (first box)
$48.00 (each additional box)
Electronic copy of court records from NARA/FRC$11.00 plus any charges assessed by FRC or NARA$12.00 plus any charges assessed by FRC or NARA