The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) is committed to removing barriers that hinder equal access to justice by individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). This communication provides two key updates from NCAOC’s Office of …
MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Legal Community NCAOC Director Ryan S. Boyce July 24, 2024 eCourts Training Resources and Track 6 Transition Information Dear Colleagues in the Legal Community, On behalf of the Judicial Branch, we are …
Eleven counties in western North Carolina will shift to digital court records on July 22, 2024, extending online public access to justice through the eCourts system from the state’s coastal and central regions to its mountains. Track 5 of the eCourts …
In this episode of All Things Judicial, we welcome the Honorable Louis A. Bledsoe, III, the Chief Judge of the North Carolina Business Court. On the podcast, Bledsoe shares about his path to becoming an attorney and judge, the role of the Business Court …
The North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission (NC SPAC) is pleased to announce it will host the National Association of Sentencing Commissions’ (NASC) 2024 Conference. The conference will be held August 6-8 at the Raleigh Marriott City …
File & Serve (eFiling) and Portal training sessions are now available for attorneys and judicial partners through October 2024. Training sessions are available in-person and virtual for attorneys and judicial partners in all counties and approved for …
In this episode of All Things Judicial, we feature excerpts from a 2004 interview with late Judge Robinson O. Everett (1928-2009), former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Armed Forces. Everett graduated from Harvard University at age …
Changes to the composition of the North Carolina Business Court, a division of the General Court of Justice that hears complex and significant cases arising in corporate and commercial law, were announced today by the Judicial Branch. Chief Business Court …
On July 22, 2024, eCourts will launch in Track 5 counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain, and Transylvania. To support the transition from paper records to electronic filing and case management, there …
On the latest episode of All Things Judicial, we welcome Rufus Edmisten who served as the deputy chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee (1973-74). The Committee's final report, released on June 27, 1974, was partly responsible for the …
Portal users can now see calculated interest. Users can navigate to a case using SmartSearch and then scroll to the Financial Information section to see the “Calculated interest as of” the date being viewed. For example, if reviewing a case today, the …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial features an excerpt of a 2004 interview with the late James D. Blount, Jr. (1927–2015), who worked as a prominent attorney in Rockingham and Wake counties. Blount's 50-year legal career included working as lead …
Congratulations to two Judicial Branch employees with 45 years of public service who have been honored with the 2024 Richard Caswell Award: Howard Parrish Hand Jr., Deputy Clerk, Gaston County Ella Wrenn, Court Administrator, Franklin County Superior Court …
The eCourts expansion will reach 49 of the state’s 100 counties when Track 6 goes live on October 14, 2024, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) announced today. Track 6 includes Anson, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, …
MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Legal Community NCAOC Director Ryan S. Boyce May 23, 2024 eCourts Training Resources and Track 5 Transition Information Dear Colleagues in the Legal Community, On behalf of the Judicial Branch, we are …
The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center (PBRC) is proud to announce the induction of 1,373 attorneys into the 2023 North Carolina Attorney Pro Bono Honor Society. Society members reported providing 50 or more hours of pro bono legal services in 2023 to …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial profiles Safe Babies Court, a new specialty court that aims to reduce the time a child spends in foster care before reaching a safe and permanent home. Guests include Chief District Court Judge J. Corpening, …
New eCourts kiosks will be available in North Carolina courthouses starting in June. The kiosks will allow the public to more easily engage with the court system by providing on-site access to search court dates and case events, file documents …
The North Carolina Judicial Branch has launched the Holistic Hope Mental Health Diversion Program in the Second District Court Judicial District, which includes Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington counties. This program is a groundbreaking …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial features an excerpt of an interview with the late Margaret Adams Harris (1916–2014) who worked as a prominent Guilford County attorney. Throughout her career, Harris was dedicated to public service. Most notably, …
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