Public Hearings Scheduled in August

The North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice (NCCALJ) marked a milestone in its work today, reaching the midway point in its 16-month tenure. NCCALJ was convened by Chief Justice Mark Martin at the end of September 2015 to conduct a comprehensive review of the North Carolina Judicial Branch and to provide recommendations to him in January 2017.

NCCALJ has held 40 meetings over the past eight months, hearing from more than 100 presenters and speakers as its five committees focus on the following areas of inquiry: civil justice; criminal investigation and adjudication; legal professionalism; public trust and confidence; and technology.

A full commission meeting will be held on Friday, June 10, at the N.C. Bar Association's Bar Center, Cary, and is open to the public. That meeting will be followed later this summer by a six-week period of public comment on the Commission's work. NCCALJ will release interim reports in mid-July in anticipation of public hearings to be held in August across the state in the following locations:

• Wednesday, August 3, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Guilford Technical Community College, Percy H. Sears Applied Technology Building Auditorium, Room 120, 601 East Main Street, Jamestown, NC 27282
• Thursday, August 11, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse, New Hanover County Commissioners Assembly Room, 3rd Floor, Room 301, 24 N. Third Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
• Thursday, August 18, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Buncombe County Judicial Complex, Jury Assembly Suite, 2nd Floor, Room 272, 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801
• Thursday, August 25, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

Interim reports, online comments, and online sign-up for public hearings will be made available in mid-July at www.nccalj.org.