In the continued interest of the health and safety of the community and court personnel, we remain committed to balancing access to justice with the ongoing public health crisis that COVID-19 presents. The current modified court schedule will remain in …
Chief Justice Paul Newby will continue a 100 county courthouse tour today and tomorrow during which he will visit Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Stokes, and Surry counties. By the end of September, Chief Justice Newby will have visited over 30 counties since …
On September 1, 2021, the Honorable Carla N. Archie assumed the role of senior resident superior court judge for the 26th Judicial District of North Carolina (Mecklenburg County). Judge Archie succeeded the Honorable W. Robert Bell, who retired after …
Chief Justice Paul Newby will continue a 100 county courthouse tour this week during which he will visit Chatham, Durham, and Orange counties today, and Alamance and two courthouses in Guilford county tomorrow. This is the third segment of the courthouse …
In the continued interest of the health and safety of the community and court personnel, we remain committed to balancing access to justice with the ongoing public health crisis that COVID-19 presents. The key court officials for the 26th Judicial District …
Norlan Graves has been appointed to serve as Superior Court Judge in Judicial District 6A, serving Halifax County. He will fill the vacant seat created by the retirement of the Honorable Alma Hinton. Norlan Graves is a Special Deputy Attorney General for …
The most recent episode of All Things Judicial features excerpts from an interview with former Chief Justice Rhoda Billings. The interview was conducted in 2016 by former president of the North Carolina Bar Association, John R. “Buddy” Wester, as part of …
The Supreme Court of North Carolina has adopted new rule amendments that affect trial court practice and procedure, arbitration, and mediation in North Carolina. The eight rule sets affected by the amendments are: The Supreme Court’s amendment to Rule 6 of …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Jennifer Karpowicz Bland to serve as District Court Judge for Judicial District 1, which serves Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties. Jennifer Karpowicz Bland will be filling the …
The Honorable Sandra E. Beaman, Greene County Clerk of Superior Court, has announced that she will retire on September 30, 2021. Beaman has served as the elected clerk of superior court since November 2014. "I have worked with fellow court personnel …
The Chief Justice's Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts held its first meeting today, August 20. The mission of the Task Force is to enable Judicial Branch stakeholders to understand the impact on children of exposure to ACEs (adverse childhood …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial features part two of a three-part series on the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission. Part two is hosted by Associate Director Beth Tanner and focuses on the Commission's victim services. This episode…
The North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission expresses its support to the General Assembly on the passage of Senate Bill 35 which amends the lawful age of marriage in North Carolina to sixteen years of age or older and provides a maximum four year age …
Chief Justice Paul Newby continued a 100 county courthouse tour today during which he will visit Harnett, Johnston, and Lee counties. This is the second segment of the courthouse tour which started in Western North Carolina in May 2021. When completed, …
In the continued interest of the health and safety of the community and court personnel, we remain committed to balancing access to justice with the ongoing public health crisis that COVID-19 presents. The key court officials for the 26th Judicial District …
In the continued interest of the health and safety of the community and court personnel, we remain committed to balancing access to justice with the rapidly developing COVID-19 outbreak among employees in the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. The full extent …
Due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among employees in the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, all sessions of district and superior court in the 26th Judicial District previously scheduled on August 9, 2021 and August 10, 2021 will be rescheduled to a date after …
Due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases, the North Carolina Court of Appeals will modify its rules for in-person oral arguments held during the weeks of August 9 and August 23. The court sessions currently scheduled to be held in-person will proceed …
Today, Transylvania County court officials announced that, due to an incidence of COVID-19 resulting in facility sanitation and quarantine of staff in accordance with public health guidelines, adjustments are being made to court operations as follows: The …
Many of North Carolina's students will be returning to their studies this month and the most recent episode of All Things Judicial focuses on civics education in North Carolina. The episode begins with interviews with social studies teachers about …
