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Six New Specialists
The North Carolina State Bar has announced that six attorneys have passed the grueling examination and have been certified as Specialists in Appellate Practice. They are: L Lamar Armstrong, III,...
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Certiorari Petitions in the Court of Appeals: From Ordinary to Extra-Ordinary
Petitions for the writ of certiorari are a fairly routine part of North Carolina appellate practice and procedure, but the Appellate Rules do not provide much guidance on what those petitions should...
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Court of Appeals Has New Chief Judge
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has a new chief judge. Effective January 1, 2024, Chief Justice Newby has appointed Senior Associate Judge Chris Dillon as the new chief of the North Carolina...
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PROMISES, PROMISES
[CORRECTION, JANUARY 26, 2024: Attorney Benjamin Kull, who practices in Durham, pointed out to me that the penultimate paragraph of the original post, discussing searches based on the odor of...
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Now Hiring: EDNC Appellate AUSA
I’m often asked by younger lawyers and law students how a person goes about becoming an appellate lawyer. It’s tricky, because most firms and organizations hoard their plum appellate opportunities for...
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No, Your Case Isn’t Special–There’s a New Fourth Circuit Form.
If you have had a case tentatively calendared for oral argument in the Fourth Circuit recently, then you likely received a notice to submit a specific form indicating whether you are aware of any...
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2024 NC Appellate CLE and Social Coming this March!
It’s back! The NCBA Appellate Practice Section Counsel’s Annual CLE and Social is returning this March. The social will be at Whiskey Kitchen (201 W. Martin St, Raleigh) on Thursday, March 7 at 5pm....
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NC Supreme Court Fills Its 2023-24 Calendar
If you have a case pending before the North Carolina Supreme Court and haven’t yet received an oral argument notice, your case likely won’t be argued until the fall. The North Carolina Supreme Court...
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Users’ Spam Filters Are Blocking Some Calendar Notices from North Carolina’s...
Trigger warning: this post may cause appellate lawyers to have nightmares. There has been a spate of technical glitches on the user side lately that caused critical notices from the North Carolina...
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Helpful Changes to NC Appellate E-filing Site: “Upcoming Oral Arguments” Banner
I wrote a few days ago about some practitioners experiencing problems with overzealous spam filters catching important notices from our appellate courts. To be clear, this is a user-side issue, not a...
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