Court of Appeals Petition Rulings Unmasked
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Breakfast with Buckner: Meeting the North Carolina Supreme Court’s New Clerk
Five months ago, the Supreme Court of North Carolina installed a new Clerk of Court. Want to get to know Grant Buckner better? The NCBA has uploaded a recent
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Oral Argument in Congressional Map Appeal; Updated Appellate Rules Codification; WebEx for Dummies (just kidding)
This blog post is a mishmash of news and updates.
—Remote Oral Argument in Harper v. Hall (N.C. Congressional Maps Case). After a Supreme Court remand, the trial
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Grant Buckner: North Carolina Supreme Court’s Next Clerk of Court
I am pleased to report that the Supreme Court of North Carolina has selected Grant Buckner as its 17th Clerk of Court.
Grant is no stranger to the appellate
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Shiny New Things: Electronically Filing the Entire Record on Appeal; Oral Arguments Available by Podcast
As noted previously, the 2022 Appellate Rules amendments contemplate that the entire record on appeal should be filed electronically during a single e-filing session. Yet, when those amendments were
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New Recusal Order, New Remote Oral Argument, New Rules, New Clerk: Happy New Year!
As we send 2021 out and ring in 2022, a few developments and reminders.
Recusal Order. As reported previously, the Supreme Court of North Carolina has been grappling
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Unicorns and Loch Ness Monsters—Spotted Yesterday
Stories of mythical creatures have taken over this blog. First it was the summer 2021 unicorn where the Court of Appeals granted (and then withdrew) its first en banc review.
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“Hello, Goodbye”: Appellate Courts Face Bittersweet Departures.
Social commentators have described our nation’s current labor market as the “Great Resignation.” Baby Boomers are retiring to spend more time with loved ones. Workers are leaving current employers for
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Supreme Court Adopts New Appellate Rules Amendments: Mandatory E-filing, Records on Appeal, and Motions . . . Oh My!
On Wednesday, October 13th, the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued new amendments to the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. The key changes, which apply to notices of appeal
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And Then There Were None–Court of Appeals’ First En Banc Case Vanishes
A month ago, I excitedly reported that the North Carolina Court of Appeals had granted its first motion for rehearing en banc. Turns out that the en banc party
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