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J. R. v. North Carolina
Paid petition · Supreme Court of North Carolina, No. 313A21 · judgment December 16, 2022
Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether, when a person’s liberty is at stake, the right to an impartial judge guaranteed by the Due Process Clause is violated where the trial judge also performs the role of the advocate for incarceration.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Stuart Banner
UCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic
For respondent
James Wellner Doggett
North Carolina Department of Justice
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jul 05 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jun 29 2023Reply of petitioner J.R. filed.
- Jun 20 2023Brief of respondent North Carolina in opposition filed.
- May 19 2023Response Requested. (Due June 20, 2023)
- May 16 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
- May 10 2023Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed.
- Apr 14 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2023)
- Feb 08 2023Application (22A722) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 17, 2023.
- Feb 02 2023Application (22A722) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 16, 2023 to April 17, 2023, submitted to The Chief Justice.