Category Archives: Appellate Practice

Tips and useful data on NM Supreme Court practice

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 16, 2015

At last Friday’s 26th Annual New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute, Justice Richard Bosson and Joey Moya, Clerk of the Court, gave an informative presentation on practice before the New Mexico Supreme Court. Here are some of the useful bits of … Continue reading →

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Register now for the 2015 New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on August 13, 2015

The 26th Annual New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute will be held on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the State Bar Center in Albuquerque. The full agenda has now been released, and highlights include: 1.  A keynote address by Judge Jimmie … Continue reading →

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“The Art of Appellate Advocacy”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 22, 2015

Jay O’Keeffe, who publishes “De Novo: A Virginia Appellate Law Blog,” has this post on a videotaped forum with six justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia, in which they discuss appellate practice. Although some of the content naturally focuses on … Continue reading →

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Save the date for the 26th annual New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on July 14, 2015

The New Mexico State Bar has announced that the 26th annual New Mexico Appellate Practice Institute will be held on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the State Bar Center in Albuquerque. This year’s keynote speaker will be the Honorable Jimmie … Continue reading →

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Law nerd alert: An examination of New Mexico’s unique case-citation rule

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on May 22, 2015

Peter W. Martin, the Jane M. G. Foster Professor of Law (Emeritus) at Cornell Law School, has a blog which is a law nerd’s delight. The blog is called Citing Legally: Occasional observations concerning the citation of legal authorities by … Continue reading →

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Check out the (relatively) new appellate blog, “I Object!”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on May 18, 2015

I recently learned of the very helpful I Object! A Blog on Preservation of Error, which was started in October 2014 by the Florida law firm of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt. As the name implies, the blog addresses the finer points of … Continue reading →

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10th Circuit: Appellant must actually explain how the trial court erred to win on appeal

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on April 30, 2015

“The first task of an appellant is to explain to us why the district court’s decision was wrong.” So begin’s today’s opinion in Nixon v. City and County of Denver, in which the Tenth Circuit again had the unfortunate task … Continue reading →

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Ten tips for preserving your record on appeal

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on March 9, 2015

Marcia J. Silvers, an attorney from Florida, has published a useful article entitled “How Not to Regret Your Appeal: Ten Tips for Soothing Your Appellate Lawyer” in the Winter 2015 issue of Litigation. I’m not a huge fan of the … Continue reading →

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Does Ted Cruz’s legal work in New Mexico mean he’s a hypocrite? Nope.

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on February 12, 2015

Yesterday, David Corn of Mother Jones Magazine published the following article: “As a Lawyer, Ted Cruz Defended Huge Jury Awards. As a Politician, He Opposed Them.” The article describes Ted Cruz’s involvement in two New Mexico appellate cases while in private … Continue reading →

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Read the latest issue of “Appellate Issues,” from the ABA’s Council of Appellate Lawyers

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on September 12, 2014

Don’t say I never did anything for you. This is a Friday, and you need something to do over the weekend, right? Well, I’ve got you covered. The ABA’s Council of Appellate Lawyers has published the Summer 2014 issue of … Continue reading →

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