The Supreme Court of North Carolina has approved amendments to five rule sets that affect mediations in North Carolina. The Supreme Court’s orders were adopted on 11 December 2024, and the amendments become effective on 6 January 2025. The orders can be …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Judge Douglas Green to serve as superior court judge in District 17 (Alamance County). Judge Green will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Tom Lambeth. Judge Green currently serves as a district court …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Chief District Court Judge Sherri Elliott to serve as superior court judge in Judicial District 19 (Catawba County). Judge Elliott will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Judge Greg Hayes. Elliott currently …
Chief Justice Paul Newby announced the following appointment effective December 4, 2024: Judge Donna Forga has been appointed to serve as chief district court judge for Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties (Judicial District …
In this episode of All Things Judicial, we feature the first installment of a truly extraordinary roundtable discussion with nine former NCAOC directors. The discussion was moderated by former director Judge Marion Warren and included: Judge Gerald Arnold …
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts announced the retirements and appointments of five clerks of superior court listed below. The incoming clerks began their terms of service on December 1, 2024. County Outgoing Clerk Incoming Clerk Ashe …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Judge Roy Wijewickrama to serve as superior court judge in Judicial District 43B (Haywood and Jackson counties). He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Brad Letts. Judge Wijewickrama currently serves …
In this episode of All Things Judicial, we feature an excerpt of an interview with Charlotte Attorney Joseph W. Grier, Jr. (1915-2010). Grier was interviewed in 2003 for the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism's Historical Video Series. …
On Saturday, November 23, 2024, children and their families will be recognized at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse (832 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202) for their adoption in celebration of National Adoption Day. Beginning at 10:00 a.m …
MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Legal Community NCAOC Director Ryan S. Boyce November 4, 2024 eCourts Training Resources and Track 7 Transition Information Dear Colleagues in the Legal Community, On behalf of the Judicial Branch, we are …
In this episode of All Things Judicial, we feature our annual, award winning, Halloween episode entitled Fright Court. In the first segment, we feature Nelson Nauss, the Executive Director of The Ghost Guild, a North Carolina-based paranormal research …
File & Serve (eFiling) and Portal training sessions are now available for attorneys and judicial partners through February 2025. Training sessions are available in-person and virtual for attorneys and judicial partners in all counties and approved for …
Jurors to receive pre-paid debit cards in lieu of paper checksNorth Carolinians reporting for jury duty will begin receiving payments on pre-paid debit cards in lieu of paper checks. This continues the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts’ ( …
Chief Justice Paul Newby has appointed Yancey County District Court Judge Rebecca Eggers-Gryder to serve as chief district court judge for District Court District 35 (Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, and Yancey counties) effective January 1, 2025. Judge …
eCourts is officially live in 11 additional counties today, October 14, 2024: Anson, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, and Union counties. This includes eFiling, Portal, and Enterprise Justice (Odyssey). …
For the Week Of October 14, 2024: The Buncombe County Courthouse is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. following Hurricane Helene. All bathrooms are located outside the front of the courthouse via portable toilets. All jurors are excused through the end of …
Chief Justice Paul Newby has issued an emergency directive order under N.C.G.S. § 7A-39(b)(1) extending relief for certain weather-affected counties in western North Carolina. Today’s order extends the amended order, issued September 30, 2024, for the …
In consult with Chief District Court Judge Hill, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Thornburg, District Attorney Williams, Chief Public Defender Snead, Sheriff Miller, and Clerk Christy, the Buncombe County Courthouse will open for essential operations …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Jamie Adams as district attorney in Prosecutorial District 21 (Anson, Richmond, and Scotland counties). She will replace retiring District Attorney Reece Saunders. Adams currently serves as the chief assistant district …
Chief Justice Paul Newby has issued an amended order declaring under N.C.G.S. § 7A-39(b)(1) that catastrophic conditions resulting from severe weather and flooding exist or have existed in certain western North Carolina counties. The original order, issued …
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