Federal Rules/Policies

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

December 2018 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

December 2016 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

December 2016 Notice of Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

2013 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

Eighth Circuit Rules/Policies

Local Rules of the Eighth Circuit, December 2016

Plan to Expedite Criminal Appeals - Revised January 2013

Plan to Implement The Criminal Justice Act of 1964

Amendment to Part V of the Plan to Implement The Criminal Justice Act of 1964 - Effective August 1, 2015

All Jury Instructions

Judicial Complaints Information

Research Aides

Link to the Seventh Circuit's Practitioner's Handbook section on typography in the preparation of motions and briefs.

[Please note that while the article contains much useful information about type and format, the Eighth Circuit requires that all briefs prepared with proportional typeface be in 14 point type.]
 

Internal Operating Procedures - PDF