Essays
Three Noteworthy Appellate Decisions
- Posted 6/17/2014
Chief Justice Kinser to Retire
- Posted 6/13/2014
Some Significant Appellate Developments
- Posted 5/21/2014
SCV’s Micro-Session
- Posted 3/28/2014
News and Notes
- Posted 3/10/2014
Weather Closes Courts Again
- Posted 3/3/2014
Snow Shutters Appellate Courts
- Posted 2/13/2014
How Many Issues?
- Posted 1/27/2014
SCV Posts Oral Arguments Online
- Posted 1/13/2014
Judiciary Weathers Budget Impasse
- Posted 10/15/2013
Federal Government Shutdown
- Posted 10/1/2013
Update on Appellate Developments
- Posted 9/16/2013
Virginia’s Standard for Temporary Injunctions
8/13/2013
Tech Age Staggers Into Virginia
7/24/2013
SCV’s “Road Shows”
7/23/2013
Session Week Programming Note
- Posted 9/10/2013
How SCOTUS Finessed Jurisdiction in US v. Windsor
- Posted 6/26/2013
Nine Reasons Why Appellate Practice Is Better Than Trial Practice
- Posted 6/20/2013
Priceless Guidance, Straight from the Consumer
- Posted 5/21/2013
A Hard Look at Some Painful Numbers
- Posted 5/31/2013
The Procedure Geek’s Guide to US v. Windsor
- Posted 3/28/2013
SCV Seeks Comment on Reciprocity Procedures
- Posted 4/24/2013
SCV to Weigh in on Gambling Statute
- Posted 2/27/2013
Notes on Recent Developments
- Posted 3/14/2013
A Titan Moves On
- Posted 1/28/2013
Where Have All the Cases Gone?
- Posted 1/7/2013
Supreme Court Selects New Staff Attorney
- Posted 2/8/2013
Report on Recent Appellate Developments
- Posted 12/19/2012
SCOTUS Reinstates Liberty Univ. v. Geithner
- Posted 11/26/2012
Note on the Passing of Justice Whiting
- Posted 9/18/2012
The Demurrer Trap
- Posted 11/19/2012
Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- Posted 10/2/2012
An Appellate Lawyer’s Look at Supreme Court Statistics
- Posted 8/13/2012
Note on Recent and Future Appelate Events
- Posted 8/22/2012
Even More FAQs
- Posted 7/20/2012
SCV to Convene Writ Panels in Bristol, Williamsburg
- Posted 6/21/2012
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rehearings*
- Posted 5/15/2012
Appellate Myths and Legends (And a Few Facts)
- Posted 12/21/2011
Appellate Courts Begin New Terms
- Posted 9/12/11
News From Both Sides of Ninth Street
- Posted 7/29/2011
Supreme Court Schedules July Writ Panels
- Posted 5/31/2011
Review of the Week’s Appellate Caselaw
- Posted 5/28/2011
Justice Mims Provides “Musings of a Rookie Justice”
- Posted 4/2/2011
Update on March Appellate Developments
- Posted 4/1/2011
Note on Justice Hassell’s Passing
- Posted 2/11/2011
Updates on Recent Appellate Developments
- Posted 3/2/2011
Historic Day at the Supreme Court
- Posted 2/1/2011
Fourth Circuit Approaches Full Strength
- Posted 12/22/2010
Weather-Related Court Closings, and How They Affect Your Deadlines
- Posted 12/16/2010
Recent Appellate News and Notes
- Posted 12/5/2010
Supreme Court Turns Up Heat on Modified Assignments
- Posted 11/22/2010
A Shaken-Up Session Week
- Posted 11/3/2010
Recent Growth in Appellate Bar Associations
- Posted 8/26/2010
A Short Status Report, and a Note of Gratitude
- Posted 9/21/2010
The Week’s Appellate Developments
- Posted 9/2/2010
Recent Appellate News, Notes, and Decisions
- Posted 8/17/2010
Furlough Day Creates Potential Appellate Trap
- Posted 5/27/2010
Developments in the Appellate Blawgosphere
- Posted 5/17/2010
Beware the Federal Finality Trap
- Posted 4/27/2010
Chief Justice to Step Aside
- Posted 5/11/2010
A Few More FAQ’s
- Posted 2/15/2010
Certiorari v. Error Correction: Which Is Which, and Why It Matters
- Posted 2/3/2010
VANA at the Five-Year Mark
- Posted 1/14/2010
USSCt Reaffirms Melendez-Diaz in Virginia Case
- Posted 1/25/2010
An Appellate Bookshelf
- Posted 1/7/2010
Getchell Tapped as Solicitor General
- Posted 1/11/2010
An Appellate Wish List
12/4/2009
Where Have All the Appellate Bloggers Gone?
- Posted 11/30/2009
On Professionalism
- Posted 11/14/2009
Report from Orlando
- Posted 11/20/2009
Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- Posted 10/26/2009
The Etiquette of Appellate Practice
- Posted 9/25/2009
President Nominates Keenan to Fourth Circuit
- Posted 9/14/2009
The Most Trusted Man
- Posted 7/17/2009
Recent Opinions Trouble Virginia Prosecutors
- Posted 7/30/2009
HOWT Closes Again
- Posted 8/19/2009
Two New Appellate Blog Entries
- Posted 7/21/2009
Thoughts on In re Commonwealth
- Posted 6/12/2009
A Brisk Week of Appellate Developments
- Posted 6/25/2009
Appellate News and Notes
- Posted 6/17/2009
CAV Finds Lawyer in Contempt
- Posted 6/3/2009
Senators Recommend Keenan for Fourth Circuit
- Posted 6/2/2009
High Court Issues Grammar-Based Ruling
- Posted 5/4/2009
Judge Alston Elected to CAV
- Posted 2/11/2009
CAV Issues Chilling Contempt Order
- Posted 2/3/2009
News and Notes from the Appellate Scene
- Posted 2/3/2009
The Top Appellate Stories of 2008
- Posted 1/3/2009
Notes on Intriguing Appellate Rulings
- Posted 12/5/2008
Appellate News and Notes
- Posted 11/22/2008
Recent Appellate Honors
- Posted 10/15/2008
Developments on Judicial Vacancies
- Posted 10/8/2008
New US Solicitor General Appointed
- Posted 10/6/2008
Deal Possible on Vacant Judgeships
- Posted 9/29/2008
Fast Action on Habitual Offender Appeal
- Posted 9/16/2008
Report from Richmond
- Posted 9/8/2008
VTLA Moves 2009 Annual Convention
- Posted 8/27/2008
New Solicitor General
- Posted 8/5/2008
On the Right to Counsel
- Posted 8/1/2008
Musings on Boumedienne v. Bush
- Posted 6/12/2008
SCV Cracks Down on Assignments of Error
- Posted 6/18/2008
Lots of July 15 Appellate Action
- Posted 7/15/2008
Plenty of Appellate Goings and Doings
- Posted 4/28/2008
Reversal in Virginia v. Moore
- Posted 4/23/2008
Justice Agee’s Perspective
- Posted 3/28/2008
Action in and around Appellate Courts
- Posted 2/8/2008
The Week’s Appellate Developments
- Posted 1/17/2008
The Top Ten Appellate Stories of 2007
- Posted 12/31/2007
New Font Requirements in Virginia Appellate Courts
- 12/03/2007
Some More FAQ’s
- 11/23/2007
An Interesting Week Begins . . .
- Posted 10/29/2007
Goodwyn Appointed to Supreme Court
- Posted 10/10/2007
Early September Developments
- Posted 9/4/2007
Supreme Court Offers Free “Seminar”
- Posted 8/6/2007
Fourth Circuit Judicial Gulf Widens
- Posted 7/19/2007
Casanova On Appellate Persuasion
- 7/18/2007
Analysis of March 7-11 rulings
- Posted 3/11/2007
Major Punitives Ruling from US Sup. Ct.
- Posted 2/20/2007
New Pro Bono Civil Attorneys’ Panel
- 2/18/2007
“Gotcha” Defenses in Appellate Courts
- 2/13/2007
Life in the Land of Appellate Tranquility
- 2/7/2007
FAQ — What Trial Lawyers Want to Know
- 2/6/2007
Year-End Report on Judicial Pay
- 1/2/2007
The Top 10 Appellate Stories of 2006
- 1/1/2007
Christmas Goodies from 3 Appellate Courts
- Posted 12/13/2006
Holiday Week in Appellate Courts
- Posted 11/26/2006
A Lesson from the Life of Frank Dunham
- Posted 11/18/2006
Notes on Recent Developments
- Posted 9/29/2006
What Not to Say
- Posted 8/29/2006
Hemingway on Appellate Writing
- Posted 8/5/2006
Dearth of Available Training Persists
- Posted 7/20/2006
Scary Development on Court Reporters
- Posted 7/5/2006
The Trial Lawyer’s Tightrope Walk
- Posted 7/2/2006
Sadly, HOWT Closes Up Shop
- Posted 6/20/2006
New Rulings on Sodomy Ban, Mail Presumption
- Posted 6/13/2006
June Marks End of Courts’ Terms
- Posted 6/5/2006
Spontaneity in Oral Argument
- Posted 6/4/2006
An Interesting Day at the (Appellate) Office
- Posted 5/16/2006
The Week’s Appellate Developments
- Posted 5/5/2006
New USSCt Rule on Citing Unpublished Opinions
- Posted 4/13/2006
Chastising Unnecessary Length
- Posted 4/11/2006
Proposed SCV Rules Revisions
- Posted 3/29/2006
Several Recent Interesting Developments
- Posted 3/13/2006
No Cert from SCOTUS in Habeas Case
- Posted 2/27/2006
Cicero on Oral Argument
- Posted 2/19/2006
Lots of Goodies in This CAV Opinion
- Posted 2/15/2006
Late December Rulings from 4th, CAV
- Posted 1/2/2006
The Top 10 Appellate Stories of 2005
- 12/18/2005
Sun Tzu: The Art of Appellate War
- 11/20/2005
New Writs, Decisions (Plus One Great Extra)
- Posted 11/1/2005
Update on Recent Appellate Developments
- Posted 10/28/2005
Analysis of Recent Appellate Developments
- Posted 10/21/2005
This Week’s Appellate Developments
- Posted 9/9/2005
Sept. 1 Marks Beginning of Courts’ Terms
- Posted 9/1/2005
Developments for the Week of July 25-29
- Posted 7/30/2005
Appellate Developments for the Week
- Posted 7/20/2005
SCV Appoints New Executive Secretary
- Posted 7/13/2005
Judge Humphreys to Head DNA Panel
- Posted 6/3/2005
The Week’s Appellate Developments
- Posted 6/2/2005
A Quick Read on Appellate Statistics
- Posted 4/30/2005
Analysis of March 28-April 1 rulings
- Posted 4/4/2005
Federal Jurisdiction; The Tweezer Method
- Posted 3/21/2005
Practice Tips — Straight from the Clerk Suggestions from the Supreme Court Clerk
- Posted 3/7/2005
Training the Appellate Advocate
- Posted 2/27/2005
Citing Unpublished Opinions
- Posted 2/21/2005
No Cameras in the Court, For Now
- Posted 2/20/2005
How Not to Preserve Error
- Posted 2/15/2005
How to Avoid Roadblocks in the 4th Circuit
- Posted 2/13/2005
The Importance of Humphreys v. Ozmint
- Posted 2/8/2005
The Top Ten Ways to Lose Your Appeal
- Posted 1/23/2005
Explaining an Appellate Practice
- Posted 1/23/2005
