Sixteen amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure are scheduled to take effect in December. One of these amendments will be of major significance both to appellate practitioners and to lawyers who handle civil cases in federal trial courts. Two other amendments, while less significant, also deserve mention.
The advisory committee on Appellate Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States is the body with principal responsibility for formulating amendments to the FRAP. Third Circuit Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. chairs that committee, which consists of appellate and trial judges, a law professor and experienced appellate practitioners. Before any rule changes leave this committee, there is a six-month period for the public to review and comment on the proposed amendments.
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