Part 5A · Part Five A — Court of Appeals

Rule 5A:33. Rehearing - On Motion of a Party After Final Disposition of a Case

Amended July 1, 2025 (current) Contains Deadlines

(a) Petition for Rehearing . — Any party seeking a rehearing of a decision or order of this Court finally disposing of a case must, within 14 days following such decision or order, file a petition for rehearing with the clerk of this Court. The petition for rehearing may not exceed the longer of 25 pages or 5,300 words.

(b) Response. — No response to a petition for rehearing will be received unless requested by this Court.

(c) No Oral Argument. — No oral argument on the petition will be permitted.

(d) Grounds. — No petition for rehearing will be granted unless one of the judges who decided the case adversely to the petitioner determines that there is good cause for such rehearing. The clerk of this Court must notify all counsel of record of the action taken by this Court on the petition for rehearing.

Committee Notes

Promulgated by Order dated Friday, April 30, 2010. Last amended by Order dated November 1, 2021; effective January 1, 2022.