Whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that the trial court did not commit reversible error by finding by clear and convincing evidence that respondent acted inconsistently with his constitutionally protected status as a parent.

Respondent-parents appeal the termination of their parental rights.

Order of censure for conduct that undermines public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary; for allowing personal relationships to influence official judgment and conduct; for abuse of the prestige of judicial office; for improper ex parte communications; and for failure to diligently discharge judicial duties in violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

Whether the trial court properly granted defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint.

Impermissible vouching regarding a child's credibility/believability; continued use of the word 'disclose' constituting impermissible vouching; admission of domestic violence evidence; plain error.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to dismiss the charge of possession with intent to sell or deliver methamphetamine based upon the sufficiency of the evidence offered at trial.

Sufficiency of the evidence to show that starvation proximately caused the decedent's death; whether a separate showing of malice is necessary to support a conviction for first-degree murder on the basis of starvation; and whether there was a fatal variance between an indictment charging negligent child abuse and the evidence upon which defendant's conviction rested.

Whether the prosecutor's improper commentary during the State's closing arguments highlighting defendant's choice to plead not guilty prejudiced defendant; whether the Court of Appeals erred in ordering a new trial for defendant.

Defendant was charged with speeding under N.C.G.S. 20-141(j1). Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals arguing his waiver of his right to a jury trial was not knowing and voluntary under N.C.G.S. 15A-1201. Defendant appeals to this Court arguing the Court of Appeals erred when it held that he was not prejudiced by the trial court's error and that his waiver was knowing and voluntary.

Defendant petitions for review of the Court of Appeals decision holding that there was no error in his conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon arguing that the trial court failed to intervene ex mero motu to the State's misstatements during closing arguments.

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-27(a)(3) from an order and opinion on Window World defendants' motions to compel and motion to strike plaintiffs' objections to third-party subpoenas, from an order and opinion on Window World, Inc.'s motion to compel net worth information, from an order and opinion on Window World defendants' motion for reconsideration, and from an order and opinion on plaintiffs' privilege motions, Window World defendants' motion to strike, and the parties' Rule 53(g) exceptions to the special master's report.

Termination of parental rights; whether findings of fact were sufficient to support a ground for termination of parental rights under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2), failure to make reasonable progress; and whether the trial court abused its discretion by determining termination of parental rights was in the children's best interests.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); No-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Appeal from an order adjudicating juvenile a neglected and dependent juvenile; whether the trial court erred in failing to make reunification a part of the juvenile's permanent plan; appeal from an order terminating respondent-mother's parental rights based on neglect.

Termination of parental rights; willful failure to make reasonable progress to correct conditions leading to the juvenile's removal from the home; reasonableness of respondent's progress.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); no-merit review pursuant to Rule 3.1(e) of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1); whether the trial court erred in denying respondent's counsel's motion to continue; whether the trial court erred in adjudicating the existence of neglect as a ground for termination.

Appeal from separate orders terminating respondent-father's parental rights to two children; whether the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to conduct termination proceedings related to respondent-father's daughter while respondent-father appealed the adjudication and disposition orders in the underlying juvenile case; review of the no-merit brief and respondent-father's pro se arguments concerning the termination of respondent-father's parental rights to his son; termination pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3); ineffective assistance of counsel.

Termination of parental rights; permanency planning; elimination of reunification from the permanent plan; failure to make findings required by N.C.G.S. 7B-906.2(d).