NATURALIZATION

Naturalization Hearings are usually held by the Miscellaneous Judge once a month at 10:00 A.M. on the third Friday of each month. The Immigration and Naturalization Service sends a list of proposed dates to cover an entire calendar year. This schedule is approved by the Chief Judge for Pittsburgh Hearings, approved by Judge McLaughlin for Erie Hearings, and approved by the Chief Judge for Johnstown Hearings.

The U. S. District Court maintains an alphabetical index of all petitioners naturalized by this court from September 1906 until September 30, 1991. The index contains the name and petition numbers of all petitioners, and in most cases also an address. This information is necessary to complete a form to order copies of Naturalization Petitions and Declarations of Intent from the National Archives in Philadelphia, where the records are stored.

This index is located in the Clerk of Courts Office in Room 311 on the 3rd Floor of the U. S. Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The public has access to this index from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any requests for Court personnel to search this index must be accompanied by a check made payable to Clerk, U. S. District Court in the amount of $26.00 to cover the search fee. This form and assistance in completing it are available to the public in the Clerk's Office Intake Section located in Room 311 on the 3rd Floor of the U. S. Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The form can also be obtained by writing to Clerk, U. S. District Court, PO Box 1805, Pittsburgh, PA 15230, or by calling (412) 208-7500.

See Naturalization Records Document for further information.