.3002 Definition of Specialty

The specialty of appellate practice is the practice of law relating to appeals to the Appellate Division of the North Carolina General Courts of Justice, as well as appeals to appellate-level courts of any state or territory of the United States, the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the United States Courts of Criminal Appeals for the armed forces, and any tribal appellate court for a federally recognized Indian tribe (hereafter referred to as a “state or federal appellate court” or collectively as “state and federal appellate courts”).

History Note: Statutory Authority G.S. 84-23

Adopted by the Supreme Court March 10, 2011