On December 30, 2020, Darren Jackson accepted Governor Cooper’s appointment to serve on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Judge Jackson is a former law partner of Judge Donna Stroud,
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The Honorable Paul Martin Newby Formally Installed as 30th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
At a largely virtual investiture ceremony broadcast this morning on the Supreme Court’s Youtube page, The Honorable Paul Martin Newby took the oath of office to become our highest court’s
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Investiture Ceremony of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
At the stroke of midnight, North Carolina’s judiciary entered a new era, with many appellate justices and judges taking the oath office from their homes. This age-old changing of the
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Big Transitions on the Horizon for North Carolina’s Appellate Courts
Over the weekend, the last undecided race for North Carolina’s appellate courts
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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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Judge Mark Davis Elevated to the North Carolina Supreme Court
On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Judge Mark Davis to the Associate Justice seat recently vacated by now-Chief Justice Beasley. Soon-to-be Justice Davis has served on the North Carolina Court
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North Carolina Supreme Court Re-Sets Oral Argument in Redistricting Case
The Supreme Court of North Carolina isn’t wasting any time in getting back to work after the 2018 elections. As Matt wrote last week, after the election, the
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Supreme Court Cancels December Arguments
Clerk of the Supreme Court of North Carolina Amy Funderburk announced by e-mail Friday that December oral arguments in the Supreme Court will be postponed until after the new year.
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The Election Results Are In
After record voter turnout, the dust has settled on the appellate judicial races in North Carolina. Anita Earls will be the newest justice on the Supreme Court of North
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Appellate Social & CLE–Sept. 27 and 28
It’s fall, and you know what that means. Football! Oops, I mean, The Annual NCBA Appellate Section CLE!
There are lots of ways to get plugged in to the appellate
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