e-bar (Volume 10, No. 4)
Article Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
FOURTH CIRCUIT NOMINEES BACK ON THIS WEEK’S AGENDA
The nominations of Judges Albert Diaz and James Wynn to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals were held over last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which took up about half of its lengthy Executive Business Meeting agenda. Another meeting is scheduled this Thursday, Jan. 28, at 10 a.m., after which the North Carolina jurists hope to be one step closer to joining Judge Allyson Duncan on the Fourth Circuit bench. Access the link below to view Thursday’s live webcast.
http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4352
ARE YOU READY FOR 3-5-10? WHERE WILL YOU BE? VOLUNTEER NOW!
Get ready for 3-5-10 and the NCBA’s third annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day. Where will you be on Friday, March 5, 2010: Asheville, Cary (Spanish only), Charlotte, Greensboro, Greenville, Raleigh or Wilmington? We have a shift for you. Register now via the link below to secure your spot at one of seven call centers. And make sure you to check out the 3-5-10 Training Manual which includes two new sections – Tax and Workers’ Compensation – before 3-5-10. This is same manual that will be available for your reference on March 5, when volunteer lawyers, paralegals and law students join forces to provide free legal information to citizens from all across North Carolina.
https://4allnc.ncbar.org/participate/online-volunteer-application.aspx
IN MEMORIAM
Professor Emeritus Sally Burnett Sharp of the UNC School of Law died Jan. 14 at the age of 66. A memorial service is scheduled in the Rotunda at UNC School of Law at 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20. Regarded as a pioneer among women law professors, Sharp served as chair of the Women in Law Teaching Section of the Association of American Law Schools in 1984-85 and chaired an AALS Planning Committee on Professional Development of Women in Law Teaching.
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2010 NCBA ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA COMING INTO FOCUS
Exciting plans are coming into focus for the 2010 NCBA Annual Meeting, scheduled June 24-27 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. Featured speakers such as political commentator David Gergen and former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis have committed to attend, and candidates for the U.S. Senate and the appellate courts of North Carolina will be heard from as well. Print and online registration materials are being finalized for distribution to NCBA members, and room reservations, transacted separately by annual meeting attendees, are now being accepted at the headquarters Hilton and nearby Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach locations. Access the link below for additional information and plan now to be in Wilmington in June.
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SUPERB CLE SPEAKERS REFLECT ON U.S. V. SHIPP FRIDAY AT BAR CENTER
A stellar CLE lineup that includes a national speaker and four well-known N.C. lawyers and judges awaits attendees of “Contempt of Court: Reflections on U.S. Supreme Court Case United States v. Shipp and its Relevance to Today,” scheduled Friday, Jan. 29, at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary. Joining featured speaker Mark Curriden, who has parlayed his legal training into a successful career as an author and lecturer, will be attorneys Wade Smith and Joe Cheshire, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Webb and N.C. District Court Judge Patricia DeVine. Late fees for the 3.0 ethics-hour program have been waived; access the link below for details and online registration.
www.ncbar.org/cle/programs/662COC.aspx
WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
The ongoing relief effort in Haiti is now being supported by an ABA webpage that includes law-specific activity related to the earthquake. A work in progress that includes a feature devoted to state and local bar-related activity, the site will grow and expand as efforts increase. Questions and information regarding local relief efforts should be directed to project coordinator Bob Horowitz, staff liaison to the ABA Disaster Response and Preparedness Committee.
http://www.abanet.org/disaster/haiti.html