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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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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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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The Court of Appeals Might Not Shrink After All
After two years of uncertainty about the future of the Court of Appeals, there appears to have been a breakthrough. Yesterday, a bill was introduced by Republicans in the North
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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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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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Questions About N.C. Appellate Elections? Check Out Our Voter-Information Guide
It is amazing to 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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Appellate Candidates Forum–August 16 in Raleigh
Most election years, the candidates for open seats on the Supreme Court of North Carolina and Court of Appeals participate in a lively forum at the Bar Association’s annual meeting.
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Judicial Primary Update: There Won’t Be One
In the latest shift in the tug-of-war over judicial elections in North Carolina, a divided panel of the Fourth Circuit last week issued an order all but ensuring that there
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