Principal briefs filed on normal
course appeals, certified questions and review of the determinations of the
State Commission on Judicial Conduct are subject to a 14,000 word limit. Requests
to exceed the limit may be made by letter. Rule 500.1 1 submissions (the
Alternative Procedure for Selected Appeals), reply briefs, amicus curiae briefs
and briefs in response to amicus curiae briefs are subject to a 7,000 word
limit. The amended Rules provide corresponding page limits for briefs that are
handwritten or prepared on a typewriter. The new word and page limits apply to
all appeals for which the preliminary appeal statement is filed on or after the
June 22 effective date.
