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25lines per page
Under the federal transcript format, each page of transcription must contain 25 lines of text.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Each page of transcription is to contain 25 lines of text.”
The Guide, Volume 6, Chapter 18: Transcript Format (federal courts), Judicial Conference of the United States (Guide to Judiciary Policy), copy hosted by a federal district court, 2013, Part 18.9.2, Number of Lines per Page.
Open the original- What it measures
- The last page may have fewer lines, and page numbers do not count toward the 25.
- What it does not show
- Federal rule. State courts and other countries use their own formats, so this does not apply to every transcript.
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