Justice Trey Allen was kind enough to sit down with me for an interview. At the time of our interview, Justice Allen was our Supreme Court’s Junior Associate Justice (now succeeded in that role by Justice Allison Riggs).
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Judge Riggs Appointed on Monday; Issues COA Opinions on Tuesday; On Supreme Court Bench Wednesday
Your future hasn’t been written yet. No one’s has. Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one.
– Doc Brown, “Back To The Future”
On Monday, Governor Cooper elevated Judge Allison Riggs from the Court
Supreme Court Offers Appellate Advice for Unrepresented Litigants
The Supreme Court of North Carolina gets a lot of questions and filings from unrepresented litigants. Often, those folks are in the wrong court (they should be in the Court of Appeals). Other times, they’re in the right Court, but
To Recuse? Or Not To Recuse?
In State v. Richardson, 272A14, filed 1 September 2023, the Supreme Court of North Carolina reviewed the conviction and sentencing of the defendant. The evidence indicated the gruesome and protracted abuse of a child that ended only
Court of Appeals Emphasizes Importance of Identifying the Proper Plaintiff
Before filing a complaint, make sure you have the correct name of your plaintiff. Otherwise, when you amend the complaint to add the correct plaintiff, you may lose the benefit of the relation back doctrine.
When an appeal becomes moot, should the lower court opinion be vacated?
In a short order issued last week, the North Carolina Supreme Court narrowly voted to vacate a Court of Appeals’ opinion in connection with dismissing an appeal on mootness grounds. Well, I said that the order was short, but it
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Files Lawsuit Against Judicial Standards Commission
The Complaint can be found here.
Justice Morgan to Resign
Today, Justice Michael Morgan announced that he will be stepping down from his seat on the Supreme Court of North Carolina, effective the week of September 4.
This announcement comes following Justice Morgan’s recent pronouncement that he is considering a
JUDGE DAVID SENTELLE RETIRES
I’m afraid it’s time to add another to my recent string of blog posts honoring remarkable judges and justices who have left the bench. United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit David Sentelle has retired. That
DO MONUMENTS HAVE STANDING?
Over the last few years, Confederate monuments in many North Carolina towns and cities have been objects of controversy. As one who parked for eighteen years in the shadow of the towering and now-departed Confederate monument at the North Carolina