Federal Courts with CM/ECF

All 207 federal courts that use CM/ECF for electronic filing.

Every federal court in the United States uses CM/ECF for electronic document filing. ECFiler supports all 207 of them.

Court types

District Courts (97)

The 94 federal judicial districts plus the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), the Court of International Trade, and the Court of Federal Claims. District courts handle civil and criminal cases at the trial level.

Bankruptcy Courts (94)

Each federal judicial district has a bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy courts handle Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 cases. Many support XML case opening for automated petition filing.

Appellate Courts (16)

The 13 circuit courts of appeals (1st through 11th, D.C. Circuit, and Federal Circuit) plus three Bankruptcy Appellate Panels (1st, 9th, and 10th Circuits). Appellate courts have different filing procedures, including page/word count requirements and certificates of compliance.

Finding your court

Use ECFiler's court search to find any federal court by name, abbreviation, or location. Each court's CM/ECF system has a URL in the format ecf.[court_id].uscourts.gov.