Rules of Procedure

Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Rule 1. Clerk
Rule 2. Library
Rule 3. Term
Rule 4. Sessions and Quorum
Rule 5. Admission to the Bar
Rule 6. Argument Pro Hac Vice
Rule 7. Prohibition Against Practice
Rule 8. Disbarment and Disciplinary Action
Rule 9. Appearance of Counsel
Rule 10. Considerations Governing Review on Writ of Certiorari
Rule 11. Certiorari to a United States Court of Appeals before Judgment
Rule 12. Review on Certiorari: How Sought; Parties
Rule 13. Review on Certiorari: Time for Petitioning
Rule 14. Content of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
Rule 15. Briefs in Opposition; Reply Briefs; Supplemental Briefs
Rule 16. Disposition of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari
Rule 17. Procedure in an Original Action
Rule 18. Appeal from a United States District Court
Rule 19. Procedure on a Certified Question
Rule 20. Procedure on a Petition for an Extraordinary Writ
Rule 21. Motions to the Court
Rule 22. Applications to Individual Justices
Rule 23. Stays
Rule 24. Briefs on the Merits: In General
Rule 25. Briefs on the Merits: Time to File
Rule 26. Joint Appendix
Rule 27. The Calendar
Rule 28. Oral Argument
Rule 29. Filing and Service of Documents; Special Notifications; Corporate Disclosure Statement
Rule 30. Computation and Extension of Time
Rule 31. Translations
Rule 32. Models, Diagrams, and Exhibits
Rule 34. Document Preparation: General Requirements
Rule 36. Custody of Prisoners in Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Rule 37. Brief for an Amicus Curiae
Rule 39. Proceedings In Forma Pauperis
Rule 40. Veterans, Seamen, and Military Cases
Rule 41. Opinions of the Court
Rule 42. Interest and Damages
Rule 43. Costs
Rule 44. Rehearing
Rule 45. Process; Mandates
Rule 46. Dismissing Cases
Rule 47. Reference to "State Court" and "State Law"
Rule 48. Effective Date of Rules
Rule 49. Decorum and Behavior
Rule 50. Records Management
Rule 51. Circuit Riding on a District Level
Rule 52. Time Limit to Submit Opposition Brief
Rule 53. Tie Breaker Rule
Rule 54. Archival of Voice Proceedings