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Continue Reading Judge Keenan Moving to Senior Status, Biden to Nominate Virginia SG to Fourth Circuit
Almost two years ago, 
I blogged about a relatively rare phenomenon: a published denial of a petition for rehearing. Back then, two recent Fourth Circuit cases had produced petitions for
Continue Reading Another Published Denial of Rehearing, Another 4th Circuit Case to the Supreme Court?
Is there institutional disharmony in the Fourth Circuit? That’s the question that one judge suggested, in a concurring opinion, that lawyers and judges might be asking after an en banc
Continue Reading Institutional Disharmony in the Fourth Circuit? Or Merely Patriotic Dissent?
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
Continue Reading Judge Mark Davis Elevated to the North Carolina Supreme Court
The President issued a thirteenth wave of federal judicial nominations on Thursday, including two new Fourth Circuit nominations: Marvin Quattlebaum and Jay Richardson, both from South Carolina.
The White House
Continue Reading Trump Nominates Two New Fourth Circuit Judges
Chief Justice Mark Martin of the Supreme Court of North Carolina delivered the State of the Judiciary Address at the NC Bar Association’s annual meeting this morning. The address included
Continue Reading Chief Justice Martin Delivers State of Judiciary Address
As previously blogged about here, here, here, and here, the North Carolina General Assembly recently passed a bill that would reduce the number of seats on
Continue Reading Governor Cooper Sues to Challenge Bill Downsizing Court of Appeals
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
After 12 years of service on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge Sanford Steelman retired from the bench effective June 30, 2014. (For the curious, this is part of
Continue Reading Valerie Johnson Zachary Appointed to North Carolina Court of Appeals