Calendar of pleadings See the list of upcoming oral hearings of the Supreme Court of Hawaii and the Court of Intermediate Appeals. It is possible that a question scheduled for oral proceedings may be deleted or postponed. For up-to-date information, please contact the Chief Clerk at 808-539-4919. Links to live audio files (and videos for bench and high-profile pleadings) are available on the main page of the Court`s public website at www.ca9.uscourts.gov. Links are listed by date, location, and courtroom. A case chosen for reasoning usually involves interpretations of the U.S. Constitution or federal law. At least four justices ruled the case so important that the Supreme Court needs to clarify the legal issues. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit now broadcasts oral arguments live on the public Internet. All pleadings are public, but seats are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Before the start of a meeting, two queues form in the square in front of the building. One is for those who want to attend an entire trial, and the other, a three-minute line, is for those who just want to watch the court briefly. Please do not keep a field in either line for others that have not yet arrived. The Court regularly hears oral arguments four days a month in the fall and spring and oral arguments on urgent matters during the summer months. The court regularly holds hearings in its courtrooms in Edinburgh and Corpus Christi, regularly visits other districts of its district to hear arguments and occasionally visits other districts of the Court of Appeal to hear oral arguments in broadcast cases. The minutes of all oral arguments are available the day after the hearing at www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/ To plead before the court, a party must have previously filed a pleading. In preparation for the hearing, judges and their clerks read relevant parts of judicial or administrative records, read pleadings, examine cases, laws and constitutional provisions cited by the parties and conduct independent legal research on the subject matter of the dispute. After the oral proceedings, judges or judges prepare an order on the basis of their understanding of the applicable law.

Audio Recording Archive Search and listen to digital MP3 audio recordings of Hawaii Supreme Court and Intermediate Court of Appeals pleadings, archived since March 21, 2007. Seats for the first oral argument begin at 9:30 a.m. and seats for the three-minute line begin at 10 a.m. The locations of these lines are signposted and a police officer is on duty to answer your questions. You will pass through security when you enter the building and again when you enter the courtroom. Weapons or other dangerous or illegal items are not allowed on the premises or in the building. Visitors are not allowed to bring electronic devices into the courtroom during the hearing: cameras, mobile phones, tablets, pages, recorders or similar items. Visitors are also not allowed to take hats, coats, magazines, books, briefcases or luggage. Sunglasses, identification tags (except military), display buttons and inappropriate clothing cannot be worn.

A left-luggage room is available on the first floor to check coats and other personal items. Lockers for cameras and other valuables are available. The locker room closes 30 minutes after the court adjourns. Pursuant to Section 73.003(e) of the Texas Government Code, the court may hear oral arguments through the use of teleconferencing technology pursuant to Section 22.302 of the Texas Government Code. An oral hearing is the presentation of a case to a court by word. Lawyers or parties representing each party to a dispute have 30 minutes to present their case and answer questions from Supreme Court or intermediate Court of Appeal judges. Oral proceedings are only one part of the decision-making process and cannot take place in all cases. The Court shall register oral submissions for its own use.

A party, a press representative or other interested person may purchase a copy of the recording from the Registrar. The court assumes no responsibility for the quality of the sound recording. The court began recording hearings in 1955. The recordings are held by the National Archives and Records Administration.