North Carolina appellate practitioners may want to sit down before reading this. Actually, maybe stand up—because you might need to spring into action sooner than you think.
The North Carolina
Continue Reading Hitting the Ground Running: North Carolina Supreme Court Scheduling Oral Arguments Earlier Than You Might Expect
Oral argument in the appellate courts typically last an hour, with 30 minutes allotted to each side to present arguments. But might a shorter oral argument period be more productive
Continue Reading Fast Talk: Compressed Oral Arguments in N.C. Court of Appeals
I wrote a few days ago about some practitioners experiencing problems with overzealous spam filters catching important notices from our appellate courts. To be clear, this is a user-side issue
Continue Reading Helpful Changes to NC Appellate E-filing Site: “Upcoming Oral Arguments” Banner
Trigger warning: this post may cause appellate lawyers to have nightmares.
There has been a spate of technical glitches on the user side lately that caused critical notices from the
Continue Reading Users’ Spam Filters Are Blocking Some Calendar Notices from North Carolina’s Appellate Courts
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
Continue Reading New Recusal Order, New Remote Oral Argument, New Rules, New Clerk: Happy New Year!
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.
Continue Reading Supreme Court Cancels December Arguments
According to an analysis by Kenzie Rakes at her new blog www.ncappellatestats.com, about one-in-seven, or 14%, of cases in the North Carolina Court of Appeals were orally argued in
Continue Reading Oral Arguments Remain Rare at the North Carolina Court of Appeals
UNC School of Law has just launched an ambitious moot-court program for practitioners, organized by the law school’s Holderness Moot Court program and its faculty advisor, Professor Donald Hornstein. Anyone
Continue Reading Want to Moot an Upcoming Appellate Argument? Carolina Law Has You Covered
The Fourth Circuit will hear oral arguments at Campbell’s law school in downtown Raleigh on September 17. A panel of the court will consider three cases, including a First Amendment
Continue Reading Fourth Circuit to Hear Arguments at Campbell Law on September 17
Yesterday, the Maryland Appellate Blog featured remarks from the Fourth Circuit’s newest federal appellate judge, Pamela Harris, on the Fourth Circuit’s collaborative culture. The remarks from Judge Harris are particularly
Continue Reading Judge Pamela Harris and the Fourth Circuit’s Collaborative Culture