(A) General
(1) No time for oral argument shall be allotted to counsel who have filed friend of the court briefs; however, with leave of the Supreme Court and the consent of counsel for the side whose position the friend of the court supports, counsel for the friend of the court may present oral argument within the time allotted to that side.
(2) If a friend of the court wishes to participate in oral argument but either does not receive the consent of counsel for the side whose position the friend of the court supports or does not expressly support the position of any parties to the case, the friend of the court may seek leave from the Supreme Court to participate in oral argument, but such leave will be granted only in the most extraordinary circumstances.
(B) Motion for leave
A motion of friend of the court for leave to participate in oral argument shall be filed at least fifteen days before the date scheduled for oral argument.
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
