All briefs filed in the Supreme Court of Missouri must comply with Supreme Court Rule 84.06. Specifically, the font size throughout the brief, including footnotes, shall not be smaller than 13 point, Times New Roman. In addition, the brief shall have line spacing not less than 1.5, except the following may be single spaced: the cover; headings; quotations more than two lines long; footnotes; certificate of service; certificate required by Rule 84.06(c); and signature block. See Rule 84.06.
For briefs filed electronically in the Supreme Court of Missouri, no paper copies shall be filed.
The appendix shall be filed as a separate document from the brief. The appendix shall have a separate table of contents. See Rule 84.04(h) regarding the documents required to be contained in the appendix.
Electronic documents that are part of the official court record shall be self-contained and shall not contain hyperlinks. See Rule 103.04.
Please see Rules 81.18, 84.04, 84.05, and 84.06 regarding requirements for briefs filed in this Court.
For questions pertaining to the electronic filing of briefs, please contact the clerk’s office at (573) 751-4144 or (573) 751-7313.