On May 3, 2022, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a large batch of opinions. By my count, twenty-two were published and thirty were unpublished. While history may prove
Continue Reading ANOTHER SMORGASBORD OF OPINIONS FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
This week, the Court of Appeals added some nuance to an issue that has plagued appellants for many years: the calculation of the appeal period when a judgment is not
Continue Reading The Countdown That Ends Before It Even Starts: The Unwritten “Actual Notice” Pathway to Losing Your Right to Appeal
Generally, you can ask a judge to change her mind, but you can’t ask her to change a different judge’s mind. For example, at the trial-court level, a judge can
Continue Reading The Panel of Theseus
The new year will bring many changes to our state appellate courts. Another big change was announced yesterday. With Court of Appeals Chief Judge Linda McGee retiring after over 25
Continue Reading North Carolina Court of Appeals Has a New Chief Judge
Over the weekend, the last undecided race for North Carolina’s appellate courts
Continue Reading Big Transitions on the Horizon for North Carolina’s Appellate Courts
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
Continue Reading Court of Appeals Issues Appellate Jurisdiction Tour de Force
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
Continue Reading No Appellate Judicial Primaries in 2020; Our Voter-Information Guide Is Ready
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
Continue Reading Welcome, Michelle Connell, Family-Law & Appellate Specialist!
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
Continue Reading North Carolina’s Very Own Appellate Practice Treatise is Now Available!
On Friday, the Supreme Court displayed how busy it has been this summer by releasing 17 authored opinions. Justice Per Curiam (who is fond of affirming/reversing “for the reasons
Continue Reading Taking Care of Business (Part I): Rule 3.1 No-Merit Briefs Warrant (At Least Some Form of) Appellate Review