(A) Cases from other courts
Oral argument in the following cases will be scheduled and heard after the case has been briefed on the merits in accordance with Rule 11.05, or Section 16:
(1) If the case is an appeal of the affirmance of the death penalty by the court of appeals or the imposition of the death penalty by a court of common pleas pursuant to Rule 11;
(2) If the case is a jurisdictional appeal that is accepted by the Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 7.08;
(3) If the case is filed pursuant to Rule 8.01 and the Supreme Court determined the existence of a conflict certified to it by a court of appeals in accordance with that rule;
(4) In an appeal from the Board of Tax Appeals, the Public Utilities Commission, or the Power Siting Board, oral argument will be scheduled and heard after the case has been briefed on the merits in accordance with Section 16;
(5) In a certified state law case under Rule 9.01, oral argument will be scheduled and heard after the case has been briefed on the merits in accordance with Section 16.
(B) Precedence of oral argument
An oral-argument assignment before the Supreme Court takes precedence over assignments in other courts of this state.
Effective: June 1, 1994
Amended: April 1, 1996; April 1, 2000; February 1, 2001; April 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; April 1, 2025
