Thanksgiving has come and gone, and we've all hopefully had
a chance to ponder what we're thankful for (including that a
wild 2020 is about to close). Next week marks the start of the
Federal Circuit's last oral argument session of 2020. Lucky for
those Monday-morning advocates, the Court's session starts on
December 7 and not the Monday after Thanksgiving—as it did
for those who argued in the Supreme Court this week (or those at
the Federal Circuit last year). But don't worry, 2021 will
include the Federal Circuit's "coveted" January 4 and
July 6 oral argument days; something to look forward to!
So before December arguments kick off, how did the November
sitting turn out statistically? Well, there was an uptick in the
percentage of arguments cancelled compared with September and
October—the Court ended up cancelling scheduled arguments in
19 out of 55 cases, or 34.5%. As we reported previously
(see
October Oral Argument Recap), September and October saw
cancelled
