Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual 2015 Update

If you are writing for the Oregon Court of Appeals or the Oregon Supreme Court you are confronted with a multiplicity of formatting and style decisions. Everything from line spacing to citations must be precisely and correctly drafted. Rule 5.20(4) of the Oregon Rules of Appellate procedure directs attorneys and judges to look to the Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual for guidance.

Today is your lucky day! The Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual 2015 update went into effect in August. This is the first major update since 2002 and incorporates suggestions and improvements in technology since 2002. It clarifies more topics with expanded examples and gives guidance regarding citations to electronic sources.

The 2015 Oregon Appellate Courts Style Manual is available for download on the OJD Publications Website

·         Appellate Courts Style Manual – Web Version With Hyperlinks (PDF)

·         Appellate Courts Style Manual – Printer Friendly Version (PDF)

·         Appellate Courts Style Manual – EPUB for reading devices

·         Appellate Courts Style Manual – MOBI for reading devices coming soon

·         A Summary of changes to the Style Manual

The Manual is brought to you through the hard work of Mary Bauman, Lisa Norris-Lampe, Julie Smith, Mary Yunker , Pat Zolllner and Barkley the library guard dog.