R. 2:12-8 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:12-8: Respondent's Brief and Petitioner's Reply Brief, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked

rule 2:12-8 "Respondent's Brief and Petitioner's Reply Brief" {
The respondent shall, within 15 days of the service of the petition, serve two copies of the brief in opposition to certification and file four copies thereof together with four copies of respondent's Appellate Division brief and appendix with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The brief shall be direct and concise, shall conform to the applicable provisions of R. 2:6 and shall not exceed 20 pages, exclusive of tables of contents, citations and appendix. Within 10 days of such service, the petitioner may serve two copies and file four copies of a reply brief not exceeding 10 pages, exclusive of tables of contents, citations, and appendix. If certification is granted, each respondent shall file five additional copies of the brief in opposition to certification and Appellate Division brief and appendix within 10 days following receipt of the order granting certification. The petitioner shall file five additional copies of any reply brief within the same 10-day period.
Note: Source - R.R. 1:10-11, 1:10-12; amended July 14, 1992 to be effective September 1, 1992; amended July 27, 2006 to be effective September 1, 2006.
}
referenced_by: none
source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-10-08; corpus harvested 2026-09-02