tloojs
- Jun 22, 2022
- 7 min
Let’s Twist Again, Like We Did Last Summer! One Published Decision Today from the Court of Ap
The Court of Appeals released one published decision today, but not in an appeal. Rather, the Court under took to review a writ of...
tloojs
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
Three New Appellate Judges for Virginia
The Virginia General Assembly on Friday elected two judges as new justices on the Supreme Court of Virginia. Virginia Court of Appeals...
tloojs
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
Statistics for the First Quarter of 2022
A few days ago I posted statistics for the first month of filings in the “new” Court of Appeals. This evening I entered the remaining...
tloojs
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
A Fortunate Young Lady is not on Life-Support, but Chivalry Probably Is . . . and a 2-1 Decision in
The Court of Appeals gives us two published opinions today, both in criminal cases and with predictable results, though the latter may be...
tloojs
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
Statistics for the First Month of 2022
The Court of Appeals entered a new era on January 1, 2022 as it became the primary appellate court for the Commonwealth and began...
tloojs
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
Choosing Your Words with Clients Carefully — “Justice” is a Two-Edged Sword
Time for another patented rant. When talking to your clients, you always need to be careful with the words you choose, of course. But...
tloojs
- Jun 8, 2022
- 6 min
Just One Published Decision Today — an En Banc Order — And It’s a Humdinger!
If like me, dear reader, you await the Tuesday missive’s from the Court of Appeals announcing new opinions to peruse, you, like, me were...
tloojs
- Jun 1, 2022
- 6 min
Another Ho Hum Opinion with a Very Long Hummmmmmmmm . . . and I wax semi-eloquent on the role of And
The Court of Appeals issued one published opinion today and, if it lacks the automatic snooze factor of last week’s administrative law...