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Tuesday, 05 September 2006

This is the kind of hearing Kenny has on 24th January 2007.

An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges’ questions.

a verbal debate held between attorneys for the plaintiff(s) and the defendant(s) before all nine Court justices. The oral argument is held after receiving written briefs from both parties. Justices frequently question the attorneys during the course of their presentations. During the years that Justice Clark sat on the bench, oral arguments for each case were limited to 2 hours total, or one hour for each side.
Oral argument must be requested by the parties and granted by the Court before the parties are permitted to argue the case. Oral argument is simply that, the argument or the oral presentation of a party's point of view regarding an appeal. While oral argument is welcomed by the Court, approximately 80% of the cases brought before the Court are decided on briefs alone, and without oral argument.
An oral presentation made to a judge or justices in which the litigants argue the merits of their case.
Oral arguments are verbal presentations to a judge or appellate court by a lawyer (or the party when representing themselves) of the legal reasons why they should prevail. Oral argument at the appellate level accompanies written briefs, which also advance the argument of each party in the legal dispute. .
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