![]() The district attorneys' offices and the criminal defense bar may contact the Clerk's office to plan for any accommodations that may involve security issues or victim-witness assistance issues. If your case is the next case on the list, you should be in the courtroom prepared to come to counsel table when the case is called.Ĭourtroom seating: Prior to the day of argument, please advise the Clerk's Office of any necessary accommodations (handicap access) so court personnel can make suitable arrangements. If you must leave the courtroom, please notify the Court Officer. Be aware that cases may conclude earlier than planned or otherwise may be advanced unexpectedly. Where do I sit while waiting for my case to be called? Counsel should wait in the courtroom if arguing the first or second case on the list. All cases scheduled for a particular day will be called on that day cases are never rescheduled to the following day. Six or seven cases may be scheduled on the daily list. ![]() Please confer with the Court Officer or Session Clerk to verify the order of argument. Occasionally, circumstances come up that require a late change in the order of cases. Order of Cases: The cases are called in the order posted on the monitor outside the courtroom. Food and beverages are not allowed in the courtroom. Cameras are not allowed in the courtroom during proceedings, unless approved by the panel. ![]() Cell phones, pagers, personal computers, and other electronic devices must be turned off before entering the courtroom. This is the only means by which the Session Clerk is able to know that you are present. All persons presenting an argument must sign an appearance form. A Session Clerk is available in or near the courtroom before argument to answer questions concerning protocol and procedures. Upon Arrival: Appeals Court courtrooms are on the 3rd floor of the John Adams Courthouse. If a standby case is called in place of your case, your case will be rescheduled on the next month's list. However, the opportunity to call a standby case is lessened nearer to the scheduled date for argument. The Clerk’s office will make every effort to replace your case with a standby case. In Case of Emergency: If you are involved in an emergency of a nature that would preclude oral argument, contact the Clerk's office immediately. There will be no continuances granted except for grave cause. Once the Notice issues, conflicts that would qualify as "grave cause" for a continuance should be called to the Clerk's attention by motion, with a copy to opposing counsel. Once the oral argument has been scheduled, the Clerk’s Office will send a Notice of Argument, which requires that the recipient reply by e-mail or by mail to specify the name of the attorney or self-represented litigant who will present oral argument for a specific party. To the extent possible, the Clerk will schedule the oral argument to avoid conflicts. The Notice requires that the recipient reply via e-mail or in writing to notify the Appeals Court of any pre-planned unavailability to assist the court in scheduling a firm date for argument. Counsel of record and self-represented litigants who have properly registered to receive e-mail notice will be sent this notice electronically those who have not registered to receive e-mail notice will receive a hard copy by U.S. If a case is chosen for argument, the Clerk’s Office will send a Notice Seeking Information on Unavailability roughly six weeks before the scheduled argument date. It also provides contact information for requesting to have Appeals Court judges speak to educational groups.Īpproximately two-thirds of this court’s cases have an oral argument before a panel of 3 justices. Please click here for a flyer describing the public availability of the Appeals Court's virtual oral argument sittings via public YouTube channel. Public Access to Virtual Oral Arguments and Educational Access to Appeals Court Justices. In the event you are participating in a remote oral argument, please review the Clerk’s Office’s Guide to Zoom Oral Arguments for attorneys and self-represented litigants that may be read online or downloaded as a PDF. ![]() Some oral argument sessions may be conducted on the Zoom video conference platform with a live stream to the Appeals Court’s YouTube channel. Oral Arguments by Zoom and Guide to Zoom. ![]() Please click the preceding link to view or download the policy. Effective September 9, 2022, the Appeals Court has adopted a Policy Regarding Motions for Remote Oral Argument in Panel Cases. Policy Regarding Motions for Remote Oral Argument in Panel Cases. The Appeals Court regularly conducts in-person oral arguments before panels of the three justices. ![]()
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