Federal Rules/Policies

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

Eighth Circuit Rules/Policies

Local Rules of the Eighth Circuit, June 2024

Plan to Expedite Criminal Appeals - Revised November 2021

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

Judicial Complaints Information

Research Aids

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