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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Attorneys and judges everywhere are watching with amazement the developments in West Virginia, where the entire state Supreme Court bench is on the ropes. Of the five Justices, one retired
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North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge Doug McCullough earlier today announced his retirement from the bench, effective immediately, only a month and a few days before he was to
Continue Reading BREAKING NEWS: John Arrowood to Replace Judge McCullough on Court of Appeals
Justice Barbara Jackson recently published an article in the ABA Judges’ Journal on judges’ use of social media (a.k.a., Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn). The well-written article includes interesting
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Read Rep. Paul Stam’s response to Catherine Arrowood’s letter to the editor in the Raleigh News and Observer here.
-Patrick Kane
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Read Catherine Arrowood’s letter to the editor in the Raleigh News and Observer here.
-Patrick Kane
Continue Reading NCBA President Weighs In On House Bill Affecting NC Judiciary
1) Have a right to appeal
In re P.K.M. involved a juvenile delinquency proceeding against a twelve-year-old boy who moved to suppress incriminating statements he had made to an investigating
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