(a) The text of any trial brief or any other brief concerning a motion in any case shall not exceed thirty-five pages without permission of the judicial authority. The judicial authority may also permit the filing of a supplemental brief of a particular number of pages. The text of any brief shall be double-spaced and the type font shall be no smaller than 12 point. The judicial authority may in its discretion limit the number of pages of any brief to less than thirty-five.
Section 4-6.Page Limitations for Briefs, Memoranda of Law and Reply Memoranda
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceCaps trial briefs and motion briefs at thirty-five pages and reply memoranda at ten pages, absent permission from the judicial authority, and sets minimum formatting: double-spaced text in at least 12-point type.
Full Text of Section 4-6
(b) Any reply memorandum filed pursuant to Section 11-10 (b) shall not exceed ten pages without the permission of the judicial authority.
Amendment History
(Adopted June 26, 2000, to take effect Jan. 1, 2001; amended June 12, 2015, to take effect Jan. 1, 2016.)
Plain-English Summary
A trial brief or any other brief concerning a motion can’t run longer than thirty-five pages of text without the judicial authority’s permission. The court may allow a supplemental brief of a set length, and it can also cut the page limit below thirty-five at its discretion. Whatever the length, the brief’s text must be double-spaced with a type font no smaller than 12 point.
A reply memorandum filed under Section 11-10 (b) has its own, shorter cap: ten pages, again unless the judicial authority permits more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the page limit for a Connecticut trial brief?
Thirty-five pages of text, unless the judicial authority grants permission to exceed it.
What is the page limit for a reply memorandum?
Ten pages, unless the judicial authority permits a longer filing.
What formatting does a brief need to use?
The text must be double-spaced and in a type font no smaller than 12 point.
Can a judge shorten the standard page limit?
Yes. The judicial authority may limit any brief to fewer than thirty-five pages at its discretion.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 4-6). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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