By Nicholas “Nick” Dowgul The North Carolina Bar Association Administrative Law Division is proud to have had Judge Fred G. Morrison, Jr. as a member since 1966. Judge Morrison has been a stalwart of service to the state of North Carolina for fifty years. He has been recognized by Governor Roy Cooper and, most recently […]
Administrative Law Related Articles of Interest* Members of the Administrative Law section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the section. Feel free to reach out to the section communications committee if you would like to submit either personally written pieces or other third party articles that would be […]
Mace v. NC Dep’t of Ins. Court website description: prayer for judgment continued; conviction under N.C.G.S. 58-2-69; adjudication of guilt NCDOI received an anonymous complaint that its licensee (plaintiff) had been convicted of assault. Plaintiff was found guilty of simple assault in a district court bench trial, followed by entry of a prayer for judgment […]
By Stephen J. White The Section’s Council wants to ensure that administrative law practitioners are aware of pro bono opportunities available to them. The Section Council has worked with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) over the years on pro bono opportunities. One goal of the Section’s pro bono committee this year is to compile […]
Nahale Kalfas and Johnny Loper recently attended and participated in the Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards’ (FARB) annual regulatory law seminar in St. Louis, Missouri. Kalfas is NCBA Administrative Law Section Secretary, General Counsel for the NC Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists, and legal counsel to the Council of […]
GSA Wants Public Feedback on its eRulemaking Modernization Effort. Brandi Vincent, Nextgov.com. December 30, 2019. GSA is seeking public comments on modernizing its eRulemaking and will hold public hearings on the topic on January 30 and March 25, 2020. If you have ever commented on a federal rule or been frustrated by the eRulemaking process, […]
Recent Cases from the Court of Appeals That May be Of Interest On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, the Court of Appeals issued a large number of opinions, including several that may be of interest to administrative law practitioners. Opinions discussing the Rules of Civil Procedure and Rules of Evidence are included because of their potential […]
By Ann B. Wall North Carolina was recently the site of a national conference that, it is hoped, will improve the managerial efficiency of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) central panel operations across the country. The State Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) Central Panel Directors National Conference (CPDC) was hosted by Julian Mann, III, co-chair of the […]
By Ann B. Wall Members of the Administrative Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be interesting. Remember – if it says subscription required, check your legal research provider, as many of them include law reviews, journals and other publications. So, you may not subscribe directly to the publisher’s materials but may […]
An Interview with former ALJ Butch Elkins By Ann B. Wall ALJ Augustus B. (Butch) Elkins II officially retired from the Office of Administrative Hearings on September 30, 2019. This article, based on an interview before his retirement, will offer answers to some interesting questions. What kinds of legal experience did Judge Elkins have that […]