North Carolina’s appellate statistician, Kenzie Rakes, has more numbers for us. Kenzie’s pie charts break down the outcomes from last year’s appeals to the Supreme Court. Which disposition was used
Continue Reading By the Numbers: 2016 Outcomes in Supreme Court Decisions
Last Friday was a blockbuster appellate day for the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Not only did it effectively declare an appellate jurisdiction statute unconstitutional (see Matt’s blog post
Continue Reading Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals Application of Appellate Rule 2
Newly elected Mike Morgan was officially installed as the newest associate justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in a ceremony held yesterday in Raleigh. Justice Morgan will take
Continue Reading Mike Morgan Joins the Supreme Court
On occasion, the Supreme Court of North Carolina will grant a petition for discretionary review and then later decide that the grant was “improvidently allowed.” See, e.g., here and
Continue Reading An “Improvident” Decision
During the last year, there have been a number of matters decided by an evenly-split vote at both the U.S. Supreme Court and our state Supreme Court. At the U.S.
Continue Reading Supreme Court of North Carolina Adopts New Rule to Avoid Deadlock
According to the preliminary numbers, Judges Rich Dietz, Bob Hunter, and Valerie Zachary will keep their seats on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court of North
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It was just over one year ago that I wrote about the authority of one appellate panel to overrule another panel when the issue is one of jurisdiction. Last week,
Continue Reading Update: Appellate Court Jurisdiction
Are you interested in honing your appellate practice skills? Want to hear about some of the resources that are available to help you research and write more effectively? Still need
Continue Reading Annual Appellate Practice CLE: September 30th in Cary
Affirm . . . reverse . . . those are the words that usually appear at the end of an appellate opinion. But last week, the Supreme Court of North
Continue Reading Outside the Box: Authority of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
A Petition for Writ of Certiorari continues to be the most powerful tool in the Supreme Court’s arsenal. Last Friday, the North Carolina Supreme Court used its certiorari authority
Continue Reading A Tool For All Seasons—Supreme Court Deploys Writ of Certiorari to Resurrect State Bar Dispute