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Buncombe County Courthouse Operations for the Week of October 14, 2024
Buncombe County Courthouse is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Find details on district and superior court cases and operations.
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Chief Justice Newby Extends the Amended Order for Certain Western North Carolina Counties Due to Hurricane Helene
View an order extending relief for 13 weather-affected counties in western North Carolina, effective October 15, 2024.
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Buncombe County Courthouse Operations Open October 8, 2024
Buncombe County Courthouse will open for essential operations beginning on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday.
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Chief Justice Newby Issues Amended Order for Certain Western North Carolina Counties Due to Hurricane Helene
View an amended order declaring catastrophic conditions resulting from severe weather and flood advisories in multiple western counties.
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Governor Cooper Appoints District Court Judge for Union County
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Megean Simpson to serve as district court judge in Judicial District 30 (Union County).
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26th Judicial District (Mecklenburg County) Announces a Code Green Severe Weather Alert for Court Operations on September 27, 2024
Due to inclement weather, all court sessions, with some District Court exceptions, scheduled for Friday are cancelled.
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Governor Cooper Appoints District Court Judge for Harnett, Johnston, and Lee Counties
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Brad Salmon to serve as district court judge in Judicial District 12 (Harnett, Johnston, and Lee).
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All Things Judicial Focuses on North Carolina's Judicial System Reforms in the 1960s
Among these reforms were the creation of District Courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
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eCourts Track 6 Go-Live Timeline and Transition Process Starting October 2, 2024
To support the Track 6 transition to eCourts, there will be significant adjustments to courthouse operations the week prior in all counties.
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Chief Justice Newby Issues Order for Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender Counties
View an order declaring catastrophic conditions resulting from severe weather and flood advisories in these counties.
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Governor Cooper Appoints District Court Judge for District 35
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Alexandria Leake to serve as district court judge in Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, Yancey counties.
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IDS Launching New Payment System for Appointed Counsel in eCourts Counties
The new system OASIS works in tandem with Enterprise Justice (Odyssey) / eCourts for private assigned counsel to electronically invoice IDS.
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26th Judicial District (Mecklenburg County) Announces a CODE GREEN – SEVERE Weather Alert for Court Operations on August 8, 2024 (UPDATE)
UPDATE August 8: All court sessions, with some District Court exceptions, scheduled for Thursday will recess at 3:00 p.m.
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eCourts Expanding to All 100 Counties in 2025 and N.C. Business Court
Details of the eCourts transition announced provide all remaining county groupings for Tracks 7-10 and additional go-live dates for 2025.
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Governor Cooper Appoints District Court Judges for Districts 27 and 43
Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Ashley Andrews to serve District 27 and Kristy Parton to serve District 43.
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Safe Babies Court Begins Enrolling Families in Three North Carolina Counties
Safe Babies Court officially began accepting families this summer in Mitchell, New Hanover, and Yancey counties.
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Jury Duty Scam Alert for Mecklenburg County July 2024
Mecklenburg County residents are receiving jury service scam phone calls from someone posing as law enforcement.
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Language Access Updates to Standards and Initiating Forms
This communication provides two key updates from NCAOC’s Office of Language Access (OLAS) for standards and forms.
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eCourts Training Resources and Track 6 Transition Information
Find eCourts training registration information and resources for the legal community and upcoming Track 6 counties launching in October.
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eCourts Extends to Mountains of Western North Carolina
Eleven counties (Track 5) in western North Carolina will shift to digital court records on July 22, 2024.
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