Judge James Michael Peck, former bankruptcy judge of the Southern District of New York, was recently appointed to serve as an International Judge on the…
Category: Judges
The start of 2024 coincides with the retirements of several well-respected business court judges. Judge Clifton Newman (South Carolina Circuit Court) retired in December 2023,…
The Iowa Supreme Court has recently selected three new judges to the Iowa Business Specialty Court: District Judge Rustin Davenport, District Judge David Odekirk, and…
On November 1, 2023, the Michigan Supreme Court adopted the Michigan Continuing Judicial Education Rules, effective January 1, 2024. These Rules will require every judicial…
On July 14, 2023, South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued an administrative order amending the Business Court’s parameters and judicial appointments. This amends the Supreme Court’s…
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has nominated Raleigh attorney Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette to serve as a North Carolina Business Court judge. A copy of the…
In a recent Judicature article, Los Angeles Complex Litigation Program Judges Carolyn B. Kuhl and William F. Highberger offer a unified theory of civil case…
Texas Attorney Michael W. Tankersley, Chair of the Texas Business Law Foundation’s (TBLF) Business Courts Committee, has provided me with a newly issued TBLF white…
In late February, Delaware’s Supreme Court issued a Standing Order permitting Delaware Superior Court Judges currently serving in the Complex Commercial Litigation Division (CCLD) to…
Texas Passes Business Court Legislation Creating Statewide Trial Level and Appellate Business Courts
The Texas Legislature has passed a new statute creating a statewide trial level business court, to be known as the Business Court. The House just…