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Which Supreme Court Justice Will Rule On Your Extension?

Though the Clerk of the Supreme Court is empowered by Rule 30.4 to act upon most applications and motions which seek an enlargement of a filing deadline, he is specifically prohibited from acting on an application to extend the time to file a petition for writ of certiorari. All such applications must be addressed to and acted [...]

Four Percent – Justice Scalia and Supreme Court Extensions

Mathew Planalp2019-03-18T18:47:23-05:00January 21st, 2016|Tags: application, certiorari, extension, Supreme Court|

A Supreme Court Justice may, upon application, grant a motion for extension of time in which to file a petition for a period typically not exceeding 60 days. The procedure for obtaining an extension is to file an application with the Circuit Justice whose circuit covers the court whose decision is at issue. Though [...]