Chapter 19-7 Oral Argument

19-7 Oral Argument

The appellate court may decide oral argument is warranted in any case, and either party may request oral argument.⁹⁸ A party's request is made by filing and serving a request for oral argument no later than 15 days after the last brief is due to be served.⁹⁹ Should the court decide argument is appropriate, it will schedule argument and send a notice to the parties identifying the date and time at which the matter will be considered by a panel of three judges. At oral argument, each side is typically afforded 20 minutes for...