Lacy H. Thornburg's career in law has included stints as a small-town lawyer in Sylva, three-term legislator, superior court judge, and North Carolina Attorney General. In 1994, he was appointed to a federal judgeship.
Knowledge of the different ways in which men and women handle alcohol abuse has increased, especially in the biological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of the disease.
In addition to both federal and state constitutional guarantees, lawyers can sometimes use international instruments like United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, when defending clients.
Born in Angier, Franklin T. Dupree, Jr., senior federal judge in the Eastern District Court of North Carolina, is known for his integrity, hard work, and fairness.
While society in general is intolerant of alcoholism and the use of alcohol, it does not view alcoholics equally, with women receiving more criticism than men.
Opinions of what should be awarded to family members claiming emotional distress because of injuries to another member differ between the N.C. Supreme Court and the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Malcolm J. Howard is a decorated Vietnam veteran and presidential counsel. His determination to succeed led him from a small farm through West Point and Wake Forest Law School to the federal bench.
Born in New York City, James Edward O'Hara was the first African American lawyer admitted to the state bar. His first practice was in Enfield, in Halifax County.
On the 175th anniversary of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Smith gives a brief history of the court's creation and points out that North Carolina, and North Carolina's courts, had experienced much prior to 1819.
Martin traces this period of the North Carolina Supreme Court's history by citing significant decisions from each decade, beginning with the 1920s, and reviews such fundamental alterations in the judicial system as constitutional amendments.
Effective December 1, 1993, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended; the changes altered civil practice in federal court. The authors discuss the new rules in the context of their relevance to the Eastern, Middle, and Western districts of NC.
Mecklenburg County native Graham Mullen worked his way up to the position of judge of the federal court of the Western District of North Carolina through a determined, disciplined effort.
Don Carroll, director of the North Carolina State Bar's PALS program, which assists those in the legal profession who suffer from chemical dependency, entertains questions about the program and its mission.