Rule 9.1 Administrative Appeals

When you appeal a decision made by a government agency, board, commission, or officer, the court usually looks only at the written record from that agency to decide the case. Once the court gets that record, it will set a deadline for both sides to file their written arguments, called briefs.

The court gets to decide whether the case needs an oral argument, where each side speaks in person to explain their position. The court can order this on its own, or a person involved in the case can ask for it. If you want to make an oral argument, you need to say so by the deadline set for filing your brief.