Rule 8.02 Procedure; Time Allowed for Argument
Rule 8. Oral Arguments
Rule Text
(a) In oral argument, appellant shall be entitled to the opening. Appellee may then be heard. Appellant may then conclude. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, each side may not exceed 30 minutes in argument. If more time is desired, the request must be made by filing a motion no less than 15 days before oral argument. The court may order additional time as it deems proper.
(b) When two or more cases are consolidated or otherwise combined for oral argument, it will be limited to 1 hour unless otherwise ordered by the court. If there are multiple appellants or appellees, 30 minutes is allotted for each side and the attorneys are expected to divide the time.
Amendment history: Amended July 26, 2006, effective December 1, 2006; amended April 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015. Note. — The reduction in time for oral arguments from forty-five (45) to thirty (30) minutes is comparable with the comparison states and the federal rule.