07/14/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/14/2026 10:56
Temporary PACER Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2027
To fund the accelerated initiative to modernize and strengthen the security of its case
management and public access system, the Judiciary is implementing a modest temporary
increase in fees for electronic access to court records beginning on January 1, 2027.
The Judicial Conference's Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the full Conference, decided
to increase the fee for Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) by two cents per
page, from 10 cents to 12 cents. In addition, the automatic exemption for PACER fees was raised
from $30 to $40 per quarter, ensuring that the vast majority of individual users (those who use
$40 or less in PACER services per quarter) would continue to incur no fee or fee increase.
The full press release is available here.
Dated: July 14, 2026