On December 11, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court announced that effective January 1, 2025, Judge Carol A. Kuhnke will replace Judge Timothy P. Connors as…
As noted in previous posts, the Texas Business Court began accepting cases on September 1, 2024. On October 30, the court issued its first opinion…
Louisiana’s legislature is considering a constitutional amendment that could enable the creation of a business court program in the state. This month, state senator Jay…
In a recent article posted by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), state bar president Domenick Napoletano discussed joint efforts between the NYSBA and…
As noted in a previous post, Oklahoma passed SB 473 this summer, which authorized the creation of a business court task force. Governor Kevin Stitt…
On October 7, 2024, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order discontinuing the state’s seven-year-old business court pilot project. Under the order, cases already assigned…
On October 1, 2024, Utah’s Business and Chancery Court (BCC) opened its doors. As noted in a prior post, Judge Rita Cornish is serving as…
In a unanimous decision issued last month in In re Dallas County, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals.…
The North Carolina Judicial Branch recently announced upcoming personnel changes in the state’s business court. Chief Business Court Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III (Charlotte, N.C.)…
Earlier this month, the ABA Judicial Division held its Annual Meeting in Chicago (July 31 to August 5). At the conference, Judge Heather Welch was…