Four Judicial Branch employees were recently presented with the 2023 Courthouse Employee of the Year Award sponsored by the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism. Johnston County Assistant Clerk Deanna LittleDeanna Little was nominated for this …
Chief Justice Paul Newby and N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) Director Ryan Boyce held a Behavioral Health Roundtable in partnership with N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Kody Kinsley on Friday, October 13. …
Chief Justice Paul Newby has issued a proclamation declaring the third week of October (October 15-21) as Conflict Resolution Week for the North Carolina Judicial Branch. Conflict Resolution Week is intended to recognize the importance of dispute …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial features excerpts of an interview with attorney Claude R. Wheatly, Jr. from Beaufort County. Wheatly was licensed to practice law in 1941 but postponed his legal career to enlist in the U.S. Army after the Japanese …
eCourts is officially live in Mecklenburg County today, Monday, October 9, 2023. This includes eFiling, Portal, and Odyssey. Now that eCourts is live, eFiling is required for attorneys for any new filings (including subsequent filings in open cases) made …
Forsyth County court officials join in celebration with Forsyth County government officials in announcing the opening of the new Forsyth County Courthouse located at 175 N. Chestnut Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 on Monday, October 23, 2023. “We are …
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) is pleased to announce that the Odyssey Integrated Case Management System (ICMS) will officially launch in Mecklenburg County on Monday, October 9, 2023. ICMS is part of the North Carolina …
The N.C. Conference of Clerks of Superior Court (NCCCSC) recently held its annual summer educational conference in Carteret County at The Beaufort Hotel. Executive officers for the 2023-24 year were sworn in by North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial focuses on legal deserts and the lack of access to legal representation in some of North Carolina's rural communities. Our guest is the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism's (CJCP) Co- …
As we prepare for the official launch of eCourts in Mecklenburg County on October 9, 2023, significant adjustments to courthouse operations will begin the week prior to support the transition from paper records to electronic filing and case management. Due …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Heath Nance to serve as district court judge in Judicial District 13 (Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties). He will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Ashley Gore to superior court. Nance currently …
The Supreme Court of North Carolina receives a high volume of questions and filings from litigants who are not represented by an attorney. Appeals are complex, and there are many rules to follow. To help ensure equal access to justice for those who either …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial features an interview with Raleigh attorney Robert L. McMillan, Jr. Focusing primarily on criminal defense, McMillan was licensed to practice law in 1949 and practiced almost continuously for more than 50 years – …
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Judge Allison Riggs to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court of North Carolina and Judge Carolyn Thompson to serve on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Judge Allison Riggs currently serves as a judge on the Court of …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial highlights Judicial Branch strategies and successes in reducing the pending case backlog in the North Carolina court system. We explore the challenges of holding court during the pandemic and the strategies …
As part of North Carolina’s eCourts initiative, a new eFiling system, known as File & Serve, allows attorneys and other members of the public to submit documents and case filings online. This new capability will launch on October 9, 2023 in Mecklenburg …
As a part of the North Carolina courts’ transition to eCourts, Session Law 2023-103 improves and modernizes communication within the state court system by creating a new registry of attorneys’ “Address of Record with the Court” that court personnel, …
On August 15-17, 2023, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission (NCIIC) held a hearing in State v. Clarence Roberts, 13 CRS 054359 (Robeson County). The case arises from the murder of Joshua Council on June 14, 2013. On May 5, 2017, Clarence Roberts …
The Mecklenburg County court system will upgrade to a new digital case management system on October 9, 2023, the director of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) announced today. Mecklenburg County courts' transition to …
The latest episode of All Things Judicial features an interview with former North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) Director Jim Drennan. Drennan was an expert on court administration issues, judicial ethics, and criminal sentencing …
