The most convenient way for journalists to obtain court records is through the PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) database. To open a PACER account, go to https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pscof/regWizard.jsf. There is no fee for creating a PACER account, but there is a fee to access case information in PACER. You can also obtain a paper copy of a document filed in a case by visiting the Clerk's Office at a fee of $.50 a page. Several public terminals are available in the Clerk's Office during normal business hours for accessing case documents free of charge.
- How to conduct an online record search
- Public RSS feeds:
https://ecf.gud.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rss_outside.pl for Civil and Criminal cases, and- https://ecf.gub.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rss_outside.pl for Bankruptcy cases