Supreme Court Directory and Procedures

• Author: Pamela Everett Nollkamper
• Pages: 623-652

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Chapter 6

Supreme Court Directory

and Procedures

§600 U.S. Supreme Court Directory

§610 Request for Review by Petition for Writ of Certiorari

§620 Procedures in Original Actions

§630 Review by Direct Appeal

§640 Review of Certified Question

§650 Petition for Extraordinary Writ

§660 Motions

§670 Preparation of Supreme Court Documents

§680 Supreme Court Fees

§690 Supreme Court Timetable

§600 U.S. Supreme Court Directory

§601 Obtaining the Court’s Opinions

§602 Admission to the Supreme Court

§603 Jurisdiction and Types of Actions Heard by the Supreme Court

§610 Request for Review by Petition for Writ of Certiorari

§611 Filing a Petition for Writ of Certiorari

§611.1 Appendix

§611.2 Certificate of Service

§611.3 Number of Copies to Be Filed

§611.4 When to File Petition

§612 Proceedings In Forma Pauperis

§613 Notification of Docketing

§614 Conditional Cross-Petition

§615 Transmittal of the Record

§616 Respondents’ Opposition Briefs

§617 Reply and Supplemental Briefs

§618 Ruling on the Petition

§620 Procedures in Original Actions

§621 Commencing an Action

§622 Opposing a Motion to File Original Action

§623 Disposition of the Case

§630 Review by Direct Appeal

§631 Dismissal of Appeal

§632 Jurisdictional Statement and Appendix

§633 Conditional Cross-Appeal

§634 Responding to the Appellant’s Jurisdictional Statement

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§600 SUPREME COURT DIRECTORY AND PROCEDURES

U.S. SUPREME CT.

§635 Appellant’s Opposition to Appellee’s Motion to Dismiss or Affirm

§636 Supplemental Briefs

§637 Disposition

§640 Review of Certified Question

§641 Commencing the Case

§642 Petitioner’s Brief on the Merits

§643 Respondent’s Brief on the Merits

§644 Petitioner’s Reply Brief on the Merits

§645 Supplemental Brief on the Merits

§646 Joint Appendix

§646.1 Preparing the Joint Appendix

§646.2 Exhibits

§646.3 Filing the Joint Appendix

§646.4 Statement of Costs

§650 Petition for Extraordinary Writ

§651 Preparing and Filing Petition

§652 Opposing the Petition

§653 Disposition

§660 Motions

§661 Motion for Oral Argument

§662 Motion to Extend Time

§670 Preparation of Supreme Court Documents

§671 Preparation of Documents Pursuant to Rule 33.1

§672 Preparing Documents Pursuant to Rule 33.2

§673 Amicus Curiae Briefs

§674 Brief Cover

§674.1 Sample: Supreme Court Brief Cover

§675 Table of Document Requirements

§676 Electronic Submission of Briefs

§680 Supreme Court Fees

§690 Supreme Court Timetable

§600 U.S. SUPREME COURT DIRECTORY

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Scott Harris, Clerk

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Monday - Friday

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Personnel

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Tours

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Chief Justice

John G. Roberts, Jr.

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