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  January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
        
    Started by a Presidential Proclamation in 2011, the prevention month is intended to raise public awareness of modern-day slavery.
      
    
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  North Carolina Receives an “A” Rating in the National Fight Against Human Trafficking
        
    The grade is vital in understanding and comparing North Carolina’s Human Trafficking Commission on a national level.
      
    
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  Scam Alert: Calls from the Supreme Court of North Carolina
        
    Scam reports involving the Supreme Court of North Carolina’s main phone number requesting funds for tax collection.
      
    
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  Governor Cooper Appoints New District Court Judge for Union County
        
    Erin Hucks will serve as District Court Judge for District 20D in Union County.
      
    
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  Governor Cooper Makes Judicial Appointment in Guilford County
        
    Governor Cooper appointed Marc Tyrey to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 18, which serves Guilford County. 
      
    
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  Chief Justice Beasley Appoints Chief District Court Judge in Judicial District 4 Covering Duplin, Jones, Onslow, and Sampson Counties
        
    Judge Sarah Seaton will succeed Chief District Court Judge Paul Hardison upon his retirement December 1, 2019. 
      
    
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  Pitt County Launches School Justice Partnership for Students
        
    Program to focus on keeping kids in school and out of court.
      
    
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    Delegates from Azerbaijan Learn About North Carolina and American Legal System
        
    The delegates’ week-long agenda provided them with an overview of the North Carolina Judicial Branch and American legal system.
      
    
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  Governor Cooper Appoints Rowan County Chief District Court Judge Charlie Brown to Governor’s Crime Commission
        
    Brown will fulfill the unexpired term of Guilford County Chief District Court Judge Tom Jarrell, who died unexpectedly August 3, 2019.
      
    
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  Governor Roy Cooper Appoints Two Judges to District Courts
        
    Governor Cooper appointed two new judges  to district courts in Union and Mecklenburg counties respectively.
      
    
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  Chief Justice Beasley Declares Catastrophic Conditions Exist or Have Existed in New Hanover County and in Pender by Hurricane Dorian
        
    View an order on September 17 from Chief Justice Beasley regarding catastrophic conditions existing in New Hanover and in Pender Counties.
      
    
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  Hurricane Dorian Courthouse Closings and Advisories
        
    Court sessions, offices, and courthouses are reporting changes in hours and closings due to Hurricane Dorian.
      
    
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  Jones County Courthouse to Reopen on September 3, 2019
        
    The courthouse was closed for months due to damage from Hurricane Florence. 
      
    
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  Superior Court Judge C. Everett Thompson Honored with Portrait
        
    The portrait will hang in the Pasquotank County Courthouse in keeping with a tradition of honoring past superior court judges. 
      
    
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  Students Learn About Court During Youth Law Day
        
    Over 150 middle and high school students participated in the 6th Annual Youth Law Day event held at the Wake County Courthouse.
      
    
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  North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court 2019-2020 Officers Sworn In
        
    Chief Justice Cheri Beasley administered the oath of office to 2019-2020 executive officers during a banquet. 
      
    
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  Governor Cooper Appoints Two New District Court Judges
        
    Governor Cooper appointed Joseph Edgar Brown III and Christopher J. Welch to serve as District Court Judges in Districts 7 and 4. 
      
    
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  Governor Cooper Makes Judicial Appointment in Superior Court District 16A
        
    Chief Assistant District Attorney Dawn M. Layton as superior court judge in Judicial District 16A (Anson, Richmond, and Scotland counties).
      
    
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  Chief Justice Beasley Extends Order Through September for Jones County Affected by Hurricane Florence
        
    View an order on August 6 from Chief Justice Beasley regarding continuing catastrophic conditions in Jones County.
      
    
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  Governor Cooper Makes Judicial Appointment in Superior Court District 20B
        
    Chief District Court Judge Nathan Hunt Gwyn Jr. appointed as superior court judge in Judicial District 20B (Union County).
      
    
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