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Subcommittee advances bill giving Court of Appeals discretion to skip oral argument in some cases
Summary
Senate Bill 999 would give the Virginia Court of Appeals discretion to decide cases without oral argument when argument would not aid the decision, and require an interest bond increase for delayed judgments; the subcommittee and appellate practitioners supported the measure and a two-year sunset on the waiver of argument to allow review.
Senate Bill 999, sponsored in the subcommittee, would make three principal changes affecting appeals: give judges discretion to dispose of cases without oral argument when the argument would not aid decision-making; require posting of 2.5 years’ interest as part of an appeal bond in appropriate judgments to address lengthy…
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