What is the deadline for petition for rehearing of an order denying certiorari or an extraordinary writ?

The period runs from the date of the order of denial.

Count forward from the trigger event. Confirm the event on the docket or in the service record before entering a date.

"Any petition for the rehearing of an order denying a petition for a writ of certiorari or extraordinary writ shall be filed within 25 days after the date of the order of denial ... The time for filing a petition for the rehearing of an order denying a petition for a writ of certiorari or extraordinary writ will not be extended."

Sup. Ct. R. 44.2

1. Exclude the day of the trigger event.
2. Count every following day, including intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
3. If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, federal legal holiday, or a day the Court building is closed by order or inaccessible, continue to the next day that is not one of those.

Exclude the trigger day and count calendar days under Sup. Ct. R. 30.1.

If the final day is a Saturday, Sunday, federal legal holiday or a day the Court is closed, Rule 30.1 carries it to the next open day.

Rule 30.1 lists the days that carry a deadline forward, including days on which the Court building is closed or inaccessible. Rule 30 also governs extensions, which the Court grants sparingly. The national calculation does not confirm building closures.

Fictitious example

Assume the date of the order of denial on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 (the date of the order of denial on this date, with no order, motion or extension affecting the period), with no order, motion, extension or local closure affecting the result. Exclude the trigger day and count calendar days under Sup. Ct. R. 30.1. The last counted day falls on a weekend or legal holiday, so the deadline moves to the next open day. The example assumes no local rule, order or closure changes the default period.

Extensions

EXPRESSLY NON-EXTENDABLE, in direct contrast with rehearing of a merits judgment under Rule 44.1 which the Court or a Justice may extend. The grounds are also confined to "intervening circumstances of a substantial or controlling effect" or other substantial grounds not previously presented.

Orders and local rules

A scheduling order, stipulation approved by the court, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.

• EXPRESSLY NON-EXTENDABLE, in direct contrast with rehearing of a merits judgment under Rule 44.1 which the Court or a Justice may extend. The grounds are also confined to "intervening circumstances of a substantial or controlling effect" or other substantial grounds not previously presented.
• A stipulation, scheduling order, standing order or local rule can set a different period and controls over the national default.

These checks help you review the result. They do not activate a calendar date or certify that the deadline applies.

• Correct trigger date from the lower court’s docket or the Supreme Court docket
• Any extension granted by a Justice under Rule 30
• Federal legal holidays and any Court closure notice
• The Clerk’s filing requirements and the electronic filing system’s cutoff
• Current rules and any order entered in the case

Find answers about when this 25-day period starts, how it is counted, what can change it and how to keep your calculation.

The period and the counting method come from different provisions. The official source is the court’s published rules; the reading links open the rule text at the Legal Information Institute.

Rule record reviewed September 17, 2026. Guide sources checked September 1, 2026. Next source check November 15, 2026.

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