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Eighth Court of Appeals Oral Argument Requests, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/02/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Oral Argument When oral argument is requested, the Court reviews the briefs to determine whether oral argument is unnecessary because the appeal is frivolous, the dispositive issue or issues have been authoritatively decided, the facts and legal arguments are adequately presented in the briefs and record, or the decisional process would not be significantly aided by oral argument. See TEX.R.APP.P. 39.1. The Court encourages the parties to include a statement in the brief explaining why oral argument should or should not be permitted. See TEX.R.APP.P. 38.1(e). Appellant and appellee are allowed twenty minutes each in argument and appellant is allowed an additional ten minutes for rebuttal. If there are multiple appellants and appellees, they must agree before argument how the time will be split and shall announce their agreement to the Court before arguments begin. If a party requests additional time for argument, a written motion must be filed at least one week prior to the scheduled argument date. The Court makes a video recording of oral arguments for its own use. A party or other interested person may purchase a copy of the recording from the Clerk of the Court. Upon proper notice to the parties, the Court may hear oral argument through the use of teleconferencing technology. See TEX.GOV'T CODE §§22.302, 73.003(e). The Court and the parties or their attorneys may participate in oral argument from any location through the use of teleconferencing technology. Revised July 29, 2014
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.