Legal Community

Providing helpful information for members of the legal community.

Find a Judicial Form

Statewide forms created and maintained by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts.

eCourts eFiling (File & Serve)

Secure online access for attorneys and self-represented litigants to submit court documents online to the clerk's office in eCourts counties

eCourts Portal

Access court information in eCourts counties, perform smart searches, find court dates, view case information, and make payments.

Find a Courthouse

Browse our county directory to find a local courthouse to visit or contact.

Services

Find online services, including eFiling, citation services, and court collections and payments.

Court Date Notifications

Non-eCourts Counties Only: Subscribe to court date notifications and reminders for criminal cases via email or SMS/text message.

eCourts Guide & File

A free online service to help users prepare court documents to file for certain case types.

Court Calendars

Civil Calendars by County

Non-eCourts Counties Only: View (or subscribe to) upcoming civil case schedules by county to find out when and where civil cases will be held.

Criminal Calendars

Non-eCourts Counties Only: View (or subscribe to) upcoming criminal case schedules by county to find out when and where criminal cases will be held.

eCourts Portal

eCourts Counties Only: Search Portal for court dates by name, citation number, county, and more.

Impaired Driving Court Dates

Non-eCourts Counties Only: Search for upcoming impaired driving cases by county, zip code, or defendant name.

eFile Court Documents

Appellate Courts eFiling

File court documents (registration required) for Supreme Court or Court of Appeals. Search and view case information and documents (public).

Business Court eFiling

File court documents, pay filing fees, send court notices, and more (registration required).

Legacy Civil eFiling

File court documents* or view case info (registration required) in select counties for domestic violence cases.

*eFiling domestic violence cases (Legacy eFiling): currently only available for Brunswick, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Onslow, Rockingham, Rowan counties.

Opinions

Appellate Court Slip Opinions

Slip opinions (court's decision in a case) filed and written by the justices of the Supreme Court or judges of the Court of Appeals.

Appellate Court Advance Sheets

Preliminary publication of the North Carolina Reports and the North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports including opinions with headnotes.

Appellate Court Volumes

Final publication of the North Carolina Reports and the North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports including opinions with headnotes.

Search Case Summaries / Headnotes

Search headnotes of legal topics in opinions of the Supreme Court (since December 2014) and the Court of Appeals (since April 2016).

Additional Resources

Court Rules

Rules of practice, procedure, and conduct adopted by the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Disability Access

Learn about disability access and ADA compliance in North Carolina courts and resources for special needs/disability services.

Find a Judicial Branch Employee

If you know the Judicial Branch employee that you'd like to reach, please use our Judicial Directory to find their contact information.

Find a Mediator

When two parties can’t come to an agreement on a particular conflict, a mediator can help provide assistance.

Language Access

Learn how the Judicial Branch accommodates people with spoken foreign language needs, how to request an interpreter, and more.