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Press Millen Offers Thoughts On Possible Changes To Judgeship Appointments
February 13, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Republicans aren't wasting time after taking control of the General Assembly and the Governor's Office, rolling out legislation that could reshape how the state is governed for generations to come. Veteran litigator Press Millen believes state leaders need to weigh carefully at least one of those proposals.
Millen shares his thoughts in a recent News & Observer editorial about a proposal that would cut the number of Special Superior Court Judges and shift the power to assign those positions away from the governor to the legislature.
Millen warns against Senate Bill 10, already approved in the senate and now being considered in the state House.
“The General Assembly’s move to rid our state of these 12 judges is problematic, both as a matter of constitutional law and as public policy. In the end, implementation of Senate Bill 10 will hurt future governors (as well as the current governor) and harm the North Carolina judicial system,” Millen wrote.
Millen is a trial attorney who has litigated a wide variety of antitrust and other complex business cases, including class actions, in federal and state courts throughout the United States. He has represented clients in numerous industries including pharmaceuticals, software, telecom, and retail. He has been named by Business North Carolina as one of its Legal Elite in both Antitrust and Litigation.
Millen shares his thoughts in a recent News & Observer editorial about a proposal that would cut the number of Special Superior Court Judges and shift the power to assign those positions away from the governor to the legislature.
Millen warns against Senate Bill 10, already approved in the senate and now being considered in the state House.
“The General Assembly’s move to rid our state of these 12 judges is problematic, both as a matter of constitutional law and as public policy. In the end, implementation of Senate Bill 10 will hurt future governors (as well as the current governor) and harm the North Carolina judicial system,” Millen wrote.
Millen is a trial attorney who has litigated a wide variety of antitrust and other complex business cases, including class actions, in federal and state courts throughout the United States. He has represented clients in numerous industries including pharmaceuticals, software, telecom, and retail. He has been named by Business North Carolina as one of its Legal Elite in both Antitrust and Litigation.
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