Every application for admission to practice, together with all the papers submitted thereon, upon its final disposition by the appellate division shall be filed in the office of the clerk of such appellate division.
R 9407.Filing.
Article 94. Admission to Practice · Last amended 1963 · Last verified July 21, 2026
In one sentenceCPLR 9407 requires that every bar application and its accompanying papers be filed with the clerk of the Appellate Division once the application is finally decided.
Full Text of CPLR 9407
Plain-English Summary
CPLR 9407 closes out the admission process described in the preceding sections of this article. Once the Appellate Division finally disposes of an application for admission to practice, whether by granting or denying it, the application and all papers submitted with it must be filed in the office of the clerk of that Appellate Division.
The section is brief and administrative, but it gives the admission process a defined record-keeping endpoint: the application file does not stay with the committee that investigated it or disappear once a decision is made. It becomes part of the permanent record kept by the clerk's office.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to my application papers after a decision is made?
They are filed in the office of the clerk of the Appellate Division that made the final disposition of the application.
Does CPLR 9407 apply whether I am admitted or denied?
The statute refers to the application's final disposition, which covers the outcome regardless of whether admission was granted or denied.
Which office keeps my application on file?
The clerk of the Appellate Division that finally decided the application keeps the file.
Does this section relate to the clerk record-keeping duties elsewhere in the CPLR?
Yes. Article 97, particularly CPLR 9701, separately describes the broader record-keeping duties of the clerk of the Appellate Division, including records of who has been admitted or refused admission.
Is there a time limit for filing under CPLR 9407?
The text does not specify a separate deadline; it ties the filing to the point when the application is finally disposed of.
Does filing the papers affect the outcome of my application?
No. Filing is an administrative step that happens after the decision is made; it does not change the outcome. This is legal information about recordkeeping, not advice on any application's merits.
Amendment History
Add, L 1962, ch 308, § 1, eff Sept 1, 1963.
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Committee Notes are reproduced verbatim from the Consolidated Laws of New York.
Last verified July 21, 2026.
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