Telephonic oral arguments: tips for advocates Friday, March 27, 2020

Appellate Blog

As federal courthouses limit their in-person operations because of COVID-19, telephonic oral arguments will become more common. Already the Second Circuit has announced that all of its oral arguments will proceed by teleconference until further notice. Similarly, the Seventh Circuit will hear oral argument by phone through April. For scheduled oral arguments in the D.C. Circuit, each panel will decide whether to proceed by phone, postpone the argument, or submit the case on the briefs. So it’s worth taking a moment to think through how to make the best of a telephonic oral argument.

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