Rules of Court · Part 2 · New Jersey
R. 2:6-7 New Jersey Rules of Court, R. 2:6-7: Length of Briefs, rendered as code with every cross-reference linked
Length of Briefs
The initial briefs of parties shall not exceed 50 pages and reply briefs shall not exceed 15 pages. The brief of a respondent/cross appellant filed pursuant to R. 2:6-2(d) shall not exceed 75 pages, and the brief of an appellant/cross respondent filed pursuant to R. 2:6-4(e) shall not exceed 50 pages. These page limitations shall be exclusive of tables of contents and citations. Parties may seek a relaxation of these page limitations of the party’s first brief upon a showing of good cause by motion. The movant must certify the motion is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay.
Note: Source – R.R. 1:7-7; amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; amended July 14, 1992 to be effective September 1, 1992; amended August 5, 2022 to be effective September 1, 2022.
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rule 2:6-7 "Length of Briefs" {
The initial briefs of parties shall not exceed 50 pages and reply briefs shall not exceed 15 pages. The brief of a respondent/cross appellant filed pursuant to R. 2:6-2(d) shall not exceed 75 pages, and the brief of an appellant/cross respondent filed pursuant to R. 2:6-4(e) shall not exceed 50 pages. These page limitations shall be exclusive of tables of contents and citations. Parties may seek a relaxation of these page limitations of the party’s first brief upon a showing of good cause by motion. The movant must certify the motion is made in good faith and not for purposes of delay.
Note: Source – R.R. 1:7-7; amended November 7, 1988 to be effective January 2, 1989; amended July 14, 1992 to be effective September 1, 1992; amended August 5, 2022 to be effective September 1, 2022.
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source: njcourts.gov // verbatim; changed 2025-09-26; corpus harvested 2026-09-02← R. 2:6-6 · R. 2:6-8 → · chapter 2:6 · all rules
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