A lot of mistakes can be fixed, but those depriving an appellate court of jurisdiction are not usually among them. Unless the appellate court deems the appeal to raise issues
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Matt Sawchak to Step Down as NC Solicitor General; Deputy Ryan Park to Serve as Next SG
After three years of exemplary service to our State, Matt Sawchak will step down as Solicitor General effective March 31, 2020. General Sawchak–soon just “Matt” or “Professor Sawchak“
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No Appellate Judicial Primaries in 2020; Our Voter-Information Guide Is Ready
It continues to amaze me how difficult it is for the public to access basic information about the upcoming elections for open seats on the Supreme Court of North Carolina
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NCAPB: New Look; Same Great Content
You may have noticed a lull in new posts here over the holidays. There’s good reason: we’ve been renovating the site, like a hotel adding an omelet station to its
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Welcome, Michelle Connell, Family-Law & Appellate Specialist!
Michelle Connell is one of the few lawyers in North Carolina who is Board-certified in both family law and appellate practice. And as of last week, she’s now part
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North Carolina’s Very Own Appellate Practice Treatise is Now Available!
Beth and Matt’s treatise, North Carolina Appellate Practice and Procedure, is finally available! Published by LexisNexis in both print and online versions, the treatise represents the culmination of
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A Tale of Two Courts: Settling In After a Season of Change
Students of history will remember a bygone era known as late 2018, when Mark Martin was Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, the median judge on the shrinking
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Supreme Court Now Welcomes Amicus Filings at the Petition Stage
It’s been a hot topic for years: does the North Carolina Supreme Court want to hear from amici when the Court is weighing whether to allow discretionary review of a
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Clear-Writing Fans: Judge Sutton Coming to Town on April 3
I love clear writing. But, on further review, maybe what I love is interesting clear writing. That is, maybe clarity is necessary but not sufficient.
Take children’s books. Many are
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Appellate Social–Charlotte–April 25–Be There
The NCBA’s Appellate Practice and Litigation Sections are co-hosting a social at Dandelion Market in uptown Charlotte on Thursday, April 25, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
We rarely get the
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