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NOTE: The Revised Rules of Appellate Procedure became effective on December 1, 2010, and apply to all certified questions and appeals arising from rulings entered on or after December 1, 2010, and to original jurisdiction proceedings in the Supreme Court of Appeals filed on or after December 1, 2010.

Part I. Applicability of Rules

• Rule 1. Scope of Rules
• Rule 2. Suspension of Rules

Part II. Attorneys and Unrepresented Parties

• Rule 3. Attorneys
• Rule 4. Unrepresented parties

Part III. Appeals

• Rule 5. Appeals from circuit court
• Rule 6. Record on appeal
• Rule 7. Appendix record
• Rule 8. Alternative method—designated record
• Rule 9. Transcripts
• Rule 10. Briefs
• Rule 11. Abuse & neglect appeals
• Rule 12. Workers' compensation appeals
• Rule 13. Family court appeals
• Rule 14. Public service commission appeals
• Rule 15. Human rights commission appeals

Part IV. Original Jurisdiction and Certified Questions

• Rule 16. Original jurisdiction
• Rule 17. Certified questions

Part V. Oral Argument

• Rule 18. Argument calendar
• Rule 19. Oral argument
• Rule 20. Oral argument

Part VI. Disposition of Cases

• Rule 21. Memorandum decisions
• Rule 22. Opinions of the court
• Rule 23. Interest on judgments
• Rule 24. Costs
• Rule 25. Petition for rehearing
• Rule 26. Issuance of mandate; stay of mandate
• Rule 27. Dismissal

Part VII. Motions and Other Requests for Relief

• Rule 28. Stays
• Rule 29. Motions; expedited relief
• Rule 30. Amicus curiae
• Rule 31. Motions to dismiss the appeal
• Rule 32. Intervention
• Rule 33. Disqualification of a Justice
• Rule 34. Post-conviction bail

Part VIII. Disciplinary Cases

• Rule 35. Docketing and filing in disciplinary cases
• Rule 36. Consideration and disposition of disciplinary cases

Part IX. General Provisions

• Rule 37. Service of papers
• Rule 38. General rule on form and filing of documents
• Rule 39. Computation and extension of time
• Rule 40. Public access to case records and confidentiality
• Rule 41. Substitution of parties
• Rule 42. Media access
• Rule 43. Definitions and rules of construction

Appendix A - Notice of Appeal

Appendix B - Workers' Compensation Appeal Docketing Statement

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