# Justice Manual § 2-4.113: Criminal Cases—Rehearing in Court of Appeals

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.113

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 2-4.113
- **Heading:** Criminal Cases—Rehearing in Court of Appeals
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 2: Appeals / 2-4.000 - Time To Appeal Or Petition For Review Or Certiorari: Criminal and Civil Cases / Justice Manual § 2-4.113

## Text

The time to petition for rehearing in courts of appeals generally is 14 days. See Fed. R. App. P.  40(a)(1). But see 11th Cir. R. 40-3 (a petition for rehearing must be filed within 21 days of entry of judgment in non-civil appeals); D.C. Cir. R. 35 (in all cases in which the United States is a party, the time within which any party may seek panel rehearing or rehearing en banc is 45 days after entry of judgment). If the United States attorney seeks to petition for rehearing en banc, a 30-day extension beyond the 14-day period should be requested in order for the request to be considered in the Department and for the Solicitor General to authorize a petition for rehearing en banc.
See
Fed. R. App. P. 26(b); 35; 40(a). Circuits differ in how quickly they rule on extension requests and how likely they are to grant such extensions.

[updated July 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 2-4.110 Criminal Cases—Appeal by Government](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.110.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.112 Criminal Cases—Appeal by Defendant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.112.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.113 Criminal Cases—Rehearing in Court of Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.113.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.114 Criminal Cases—Petitions for Writs of Certiorari](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.114.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.121 Criminal Cases—Collateral Relief—28 U.S.C. § 2255 and Habeas Corpus](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.121.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.122 Criminal Cases—Other](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.122.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.123 Criminal Cases—Mandamus](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.123.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.211 Civil Cases—Supreme Court Petitions for Certiorari](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.211.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.212 Civil Cases—Direct Appeals to the Supreme Court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.212.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.220 Civil Cases—Appeals to Court of Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.220.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.221 Civil Cases—Appeals to the Federal Circuit from District Courts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.221.md)
- [Justice Manual § 2-4.222 Civil Cases—Cross-Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S2-4.222.md)

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