Judge A. Todd Brown has announced he will retire from the Business Court effective March 3, 2026. In a February 19, 2026 press release, Chief Justice Paul Newby announced
Continue Reading Judge Graham Shirley to Replace Retiring Business Court Judge A. Todd BrownProductivity and Progress: Recap of the 2024 Business Court Report and Some Civics
Each February, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts publishes its Report on North Carolina Business Court. The Report includes data on case types, number of cases, pending
Continue Reading Productivity and Progress: Recap of the 2024 Business Court Report and Some CivicsChanges on the Horizon: Recent Announcements Affecting the Composition of the North Carolina Business Court
On June 27, 2024, the North Carolina Business Court announced several changes to the Court’s composition.
Chief Business Court Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III announced his retirement effective January 1
Continue Reading Changes on the Horizon: Recent Announcements Affecting the Composition of the North Carolina Business Court11th Annual NC Business Court CLE is October 20, 2023
Another fall, another amazing CLE for complex business litigators across the State: The Mecklenburg County Bar’s 11th Annual North Carolina Business Court CLE will take place on October 20, 2023.
Continue Reading 11th Annual NC Business Court CLE is October 20, 2023Have Car, Will Judge: The Story of a Court
Law360’s Hayley Fowler has an article out about the North Carolina Business Court that charts its beginning to 1996 from the trunk of Judge Ben Tennille’s Toyota. He recalled his
Continue Reading Have Car, Will Judge: The Story of a CourtHalf the Battle May be Just Showing Up, but in Business Court Giving Timely Notice that You’re Coming is an Unbending Rule
“You are remembered for the rules you break.”
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
First, this is certainly true. Second, when it comes to the exacting nature of the rules for getting a
Continue Reading Half the Battle May be Just Showing Up, but in Business Court Giving Timely Notice that You’re Coming is an Unbending Rule2022 Business Court CLE: What the Business Court Judges Want You to Know
On October 14, 2022, the Mecklenburg County Business Court CLE was back in person, with a full day of amazing presentations and, as is tradition, concluded with the panel of
Continue Reading 2022 Business Court CLE: What the Business Court Judges Want You to Know10th Annual NC Business Court CLE is October 14, 2022
The Mecklenburg County Bar Association’s 10th Annual NC Business Court CLE will be held at the Bar & Foundation Center, 511 Yellowstone Drive, 28208 on October 14, 2022. Register
Continue Reading 10th Annual NC Business Court CLE is October 14, 2022Business Court Seeks “Permanent” Law Clerk in its Raleigh Division
The Business Court’s Raleigh division is seeking a full-time Trial Court Research Assistant to work with Judge Mark A. Davis. Those blog readers who’d prefer front-line involvement to summaries and
Continue Reading Business Court Seeks “Permanent” Law Clerk in its Raleigh DivisionNew Amendments to the North Carolina Business Court Rules
By Order dated June 15, 2022, the Supreme Court of North Carolina has approved amendments to the North Carolina Business Court Rules. Effective July 1, 2022, the Amended Rules
Continue Reading New Amendments to the North Carolina Business Court Rules