As amended through June 11, 2024
Rule 6.15 - PROCEDURE AT ORAL ARGUMENT(1) In all cases in the Supreme Court:(a) The appellant, petitioner, or petitioner on review shall have not more than 30 minutes to argue; and the respondent or respondent on review shall have not more than 30 minutes to argue.(b) The appellant, petitioner, or petitioner on review shall argue first and may reserve not more than 10 minutes of the time allowed for argument in which to reply.(c) If there are two or more parties on one side, they shall divide their allotted time among themselves, unless the court orders otherwise.(2)(a) Unless the court otherwise orders, on oral argument in the Court of Appeals in all cases the appellant or petitioner shall have not more than 15 minutes and the respondent shall have not more than 15 minutes to argue. (b) The appellant or petitioner may reserve not more than five minutes of the time allowed for argument in which to reply.(3) A motion for additional time for argument shall be filed at least seven days before the time set for argument.(4) No point raised by a party's brief shall be deemed waived by the party's failure to present that point in oral argument.(5) For the purpose of this rule, a cross-appellant shall be deemed a respondent.(6) It is the general policy of Oregon appellate courts to prohibit reference at oral argument to any authority not cited either in a brief or in a pre-argument memorandum of additional authorities. If a party intends to refer in oral argument to an authority not previously cited, counsel or a self-represented party shall inform the court at the time of argument and shall make a good faith effort to inform opposing counsel or self-represented party of the authority at the earliest practicable time. The court may, in its discretion, permit reference at argument to that authority and may give other parties leave to file a post-argument memorandum of additional authorities or a memorandum in response.(7) If a party desires to have present at oral argument an exhibit that has been retained by the trial court, it is the party's responsibility to arrange to have the exhibit transmitted to the appellate court.Amended November 21, 2016, effective 1/1/2017; amended November 15, 2018, effective 1/1/2019; amended January 17, 2024, effective 1/17/2024.