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Past Rule Changes

View past FRAP changes, and Circuit Rule changes and public comments packages.

2024

March 2024 Circuit Rule public comments package (PDF)

June 2024 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

June 2024 Circuit Rule 26.1-1 public comments package (PDF)

2023

December 2023 FRAP changes as adopted (PDF)

December 2023 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

March 2023 Circuit Rule 4.1 public comments package (PDF)

March 2023 Circuit Rule 9-1.2 public comments package (PDF)

2022

December 2022 FRAP changes as adopted (PDF)

December 2022 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

June 2022 Circuit Rule 32-1 public comments package (PDF)

2021

December 2021 FRAP changes as adopted (PDF)

December 2021 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

2020

December 2020 FRAP changes as adopted (PDF)

April 2020 Circuit Rule public comments package (PDF)

December 2020 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

2019

December 2019 FRAP changes as adopted (PDF)

June 2019 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

June 2019 Circuit Rule public comments package (PDF)

December 2019 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

June 2019 Circuit Rule 27-13 and 27-14 changes as adopted (PDF)

2018

December 2018 FRAP changes as adopted (PDF)

October 2018 Circuit Rule public comments package (PDF)

December 2018 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

November 2018 List of new and changed forms and filing types (PDF)

2017

June 2017 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

June 2017 Circuit Rule public comments package (PDF)

2016

July 2016 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

December 2016 Circuit Rule public comments package (PDF)

April 2016 Interim Circuit Rule 27-13 changes (PDF)

2015

January 2015 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

2014

December 2014 FRAP changes as adopted (PDF)

2013

March 2013 Circuit Rule changes as adopted (PDF)

Last updated February 3, 2026