The North Carolina Administrative Office of Courts is pleased to announce a new eCourts CLE opportunity, From Paper to Digital: The eCourts Update. The one-hour program provides a general update about the Judicial Branch’s eCourts initiative to modernize …
To understand the impact of ACEs on children and to develop strategies for addressing adverse childhood experiences within our court system The Chief Justice's Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts launched today. The mission of the Task Force is to …
The local Administrative Order requiring face coverings for all persons entering the Mecklenburg County Courthouse shall remain in effect. All persons entering the Mecklenburg County Courthouse will be required to wear a face covering while in common areas …
Chief Justice Paul Newby issued a new order today amending the order of May 10, 2021. Citing revised guidance on face coverings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the amendment eliminates Emergency Directive 21 (face coverings in court …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Rosalind Baker and Jon W. Myers as District Court judges in Judicial District 22B (Davidson and Davie counties). Rosalind Baker will fill the seat vacated by April Wood. Since 1984, Baker has worked as a solo practitioner …
A new episode of the North Carolina Judicial Branch podcast All Things Judicial was released today. This episode focuses on North Carolina's recovery courts which handle chemically dependent adults and juveniles in criminal court. Recovery courts also …
Chief Justice Paul Newby launched a courthouse tour today during which he will visit courthouses in all of North Carolina's 100 counties. Newby is the first chief justice to visit all of North Carolina's courthouses. The first phase of the tour …
The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center (PBRC) is proud to announce the induction of 589 attorneys into the 2020 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society. Society members reported providing 50 or more hours of pro bono legal services in 2020 to clients …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Mark Sternlicht to serve as Superior Court Judge for Judicial District 12 (Cumberland County). Sternlicht fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Mary Ann Tally. Sternlicht has been in private practice with the same …
The North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission has released the first statewide civil legal needs assessment in almost 20 years. Whereas the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to legal counsel to most criminal defendants, there is almost no right …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed R. Andrew Murray as the acting district attorney for Prosecutorial District 42 (Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania counties). Andrew Murray fills the vacancy created following the removal of Gregory A. Newman by Superior …
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts is pleased to present a live virtual training on perspectives of blind attorneys May 20, 2021, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. to expand awareness of the experiences, capabilities, perspectives, and accommodation …
A new episode of the North Carolina Judicial Branch podcast All Things Judicial was released today. In this episode, Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism Executive Director Mel Wright discusses and shares excerpts from a 2017 interview with former …
Congratulations are due to the five Judicial Branch employees who are recipients of the 2021 Richard Caswell Award for their 45 years of service to the North Carolina Judicial Branch, the State of North Carolina, and the people of our great state. Those …
The Supreme Court of North Carolina has adopted amendments to the General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District Courts in response to the Judicial Branch’s ongoing eCourts initiative. The Supreme Court’s order amending the rules was adopted on 21 …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Damion McCullers as a District Court Judge to Judicial District 10F (Wake County). Damion McCullers fills the vacancy created following the disqualification of the 2020 election winner. McCullers has served Wake County as …
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts receives numerous emails and social media messages from the public each day. Most are benign requests for information or clarification. Some are complaints about the court system, often about a …
The North Carolina Judicial Branch podcast All Things Judicial released a bonus episode today in commemoration of the 245th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves. This episode features a visit to the Halifax Historic District in Halifax, North Carolina, and …
Chief Justice Paul Newby issued an order today extending emergency directives an additional 30 days in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The dangers posed by COVID-19 remain serious, and Chief Justice Newby’s order encourages local judicial officials to …
A new episode of the North Carolina Judicial Branch podcast All Things Judicial was released today. This episode features the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program which equips community volunteers to serve abused and neglected children by …
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