Appellate Practice Tools and Resources

Administrative Forms and Resources

Appellate Bulletins/1:28 Summaries

CAFL Performance Standards

Case Law

Courts and Court Rules

Docketing Statements – PDF Form (To be filed within 14 days of docketing)

Electronic Filing

Electronic Notification

• Register to receive electronic notifications from the Appeals Court (recommended for all appellate attorneys) 
• Change of email address form

Forms for Use in Appeals Court 

Hybrid Brief Protocol

Mentor Program

Model Motions, Letters, Briefs and Petitions

Research Memos and Due Process Issue/Resource Bank

Rules of Procedure

Single Justice Practice

Statutes

Writing Tips and Practice Tools

• Argument Headers
• Brief Checklist
• Brief-writing tips
• Fact Section
• Issues Presented
• Massachusetts Guide to Evidence
• Oral Argument Tips
• Protocol Impounded Briefs/Proper Captions
• Reporter of Decisions – Style Manual

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