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By Robert Edmunds on May 10, 2024 Fond Farewell to Retired Court of Appeals Chief Judge John Martin By Robert Edmunds on April 26, 2024 Helpful Changes to NC Appellate E-filing Site: Upcoming Oral Arguments” Banner By Matthew Nis Leerberg on March 21, 2024 Users’ Spam Filters Are Blocking Some Calendar Notices from North Carolina’s Appellate Courts By Matthew Nis Leerberg on March 18, 2024 NC Supreme Court Fills Its 2023-24 Calendar By Matthew Nis Leerberg on February 27, 2024 2024 NC Appellate CLE and Social Coming this March! By Nathan Wilson on February 13, 2024 Subscribe to North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog Subscribe to this blog The Latest No, Your Case Isn’t Special–There’s a New Fourth Circuit Form. By Patrick M. Kane on February 12, 2024 If you have had a case tentatively calendared for oral argument in the Fourth Circuit recently, then you likely received a notice to submit a specific form indicating whether you… Continue Reading No, Your Case Isn’t Special–There’s a New Fourth Circuit Form. Now Hiring: EDNC Appellate AUSA By Matthew Nis Leerberg on February 7, 2024 I’m often asked by younger lawyers and law students how a person goes about becoming an appellate lawyer. It’s tricky, because most firms and organizations hoard their plum appellate opportunities… Continue Reading Now Hiring: EDNC Appellate AUSA PROMISES, PROMISES By Robert Edmunds on January 26, 2024 [CORRECTION, JANUARY 26, 2024: Attorney Benjamin Kull, who practices in Durham, pointed out to me that the penultimate paragraph of the original post, discussing searches based on the odor of … Continue Reading PROMISES, PROMISES Court of Appeals Has New Chief Judge By Robert Edmunds on January 2, 2024 The North Carolina Court of Appeals has a new chief judge. Effective January 1, 2024, Chief Justice Newby has appointed Senior Associate Judge Chris Dillon as the new chief of… Continue Reading Court of Appeals Has New Chief Judge Certiorari Petitions in the Court of Appeals: From Ordinary to Extra-Ordinary By Kip D. Nelson on December 22, 2023 Petitions for the writ of certiorari are a fairly routine part of North Carolina appellate practice and procedure, but the Appellate Rules do not provide much guidance on what those… Continue Reading Certiorari Petitions in the Court of Appeals: From Ordinary to Extra-Ordinary Six New Specialists By Robert Edmunds on December 20, 2023 The North Carolina State Bar has announced that six attorneys have passed the grueling examination and have been certified as Specialists in Appellate Practice. They are: L Lamar Armstrong, III… Continue Reading Six New Specialists A Majority Court and a Dissenting Justice: A Glimpse into the Future? By Brian Bernhardt on December 19, 2023 The four civil cases decided by the Supreme Court on 15 December 2023 hang together by a focus on minimalism and, in three of them, dissenting opinions by Justice Earls. … Continue Reading A Majority Court and a Dissenting Justice: A Glimpse into the Future? Fully Reviewable On Appeal”? Huh? By Robert Edmunds on December 5, 2023 I’ve spent a fair amount of time over the last few months working on the examination recently administered to those seeking to become North Carolina State Bar Board Certified… Continue Reading Fully Reviewable On Appeal”? Huh? Just in Time for Halloween: Has the Specter of Viar Returned? By Beth Scherer & Nathan Wilson on October 31, 2023 Thirty years ago, Justice Scalia famously described the Supreme Court’s Lemon test as some ghoul in a late-night horror movie that repeatedly sits up in its grave and shuffles abroad… Continue Reading Just in Time for Halloween: Has the Specter of Viar Returned? View All Topics View All Posts About this Blog To smoothly navigate the appellate path, you need the guidance and knowledge of experienced appellate practitioners. 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