More fast-track petitions get the go-ahead

In the past decade, the N.C. Supreme Court has granted few petitions to bypass the Court of Appeals. 2022 has been different.

A bar chart showing the total number of fast-track petitions and the total number of those petitions granted by year for 2012-2022.

* Year refers to the date of the order. Petitions not granted may have been denied, dismissed, withdrawn or not decided. Data last updated Sept. 8, 2022.

Chart: Carli Brosseau/The News & Observer Source: N.C. Supreme Court Get the data