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Governor Roy Cooper Names Judge Mark Davis as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
Judge Davis was appointed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2012 and was elected to a full eight-year term in 2014.
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Governor Cooper Makes Judicial Appointment in District Court District 18
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Brian Tomlin as district court judge in District 18 (Guilford County).
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Governor Cooper Makes Judicial Appointment in District 26
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Judge Donald Cureton Jr. as district court judge in District 26 (Mecklenburg County).
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Chief Justice Martin Makes Appointments to the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission
Chief Justice Mark Martin has made appointments to member vacancies on the Innocence Inquiry Commission and are effective immediately.
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Judicial Fellows Assist the Court and Self-Represented Litigants in Greensboro
The Judicial Fellowship and Guilford County court officials developed an initiative to assist the district court and pro se litigants.
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Governor Roy Cooper Names Justice Cheri Beasley the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina
Justice Beasley has served on the North Carolina Supreme Court since 2012.
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Pro Bono Resource Center Seeks Information about Pro Bono Legal Services for 2018
The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center (PBRC) is collecting 2018 pro bono information from N.C. attorneys.
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Information about Termination-of-Parental-Rights Cases and the Rules of Appellate Procedure
Litigants will soon appeal directly to the Supreme Court orders that terminate parental rights or deny a petition or motion to terminate.
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District Attorney Merriweather Presents Honors for Service to the Community
A detective who went above the call of duty to make a homicide witness feel safe, a woman who survived a murder attempt
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Counties Being Redistricted January 2019
Effective January 1, 2019, NCGA legislative changes will redistrict some counties for prosecutorial, district, and superior court districts.
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Winter Weather Affecting Courthouses Across the State
Many court sessions and offices are reporting changes in hours of operation and closings due to winter weather.
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Chief Justice Martin Extends Order for Jones and Onslow Counties Affected by Hurricane Florence
View an order from Chief Justice Martin regarding Jones and Onslow counties affected by Hurricane Florence.
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Phone System Outages Affecting Multiple Counties RESOLVED
Multiple courthouses are currently experiencing telephone service outages.
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Newly Elected Carteret County Clerk of Superior Court Initiates a Transition in the Clerk’s Office Estates Division
Personnel changes have occurred as a result of this transition and may cause delays for some.
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North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission Holds Hearing
The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission (NCIIC) held a hearing in State vs. James Blackmon (Wake – 83 CRS 84695).
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Courtroom Wireless Now Available in Over Half of the State
Over half of the courtrooms across the state now offer wireless access for the public as they conduct judicial business in the courtroom.
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Harnett County Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates 5th Anniversary
View a gallery of photos from the 5 year anniversary celebration.
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Chief Justice Martin Extends Order for Jones and Onslow Counties Affected by Hurricane Florence
View an order from Chief Justice Martin regarding Jones and Onslow counties affected by Hurricane Florence.
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Governor Cooper Announces Judicial Appointments to Districts 16A and 29B
Governor Roy Cooper has announced the following judicial appointments to superior court districts 16A and 29B.
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North Carolina Recovery Courts to Hold Statewide Conference
Judicial officials to gather in Greensboro for the North Carolina T.E.A.M.S. Building Recovery Statewide Conference .
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