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Governor Cooper Appoints Superior Court Judge for Haywood and Jackson Counties
Governor Cooper appointed Judge Roy Wijewickrama to serve as superior court judge in Judicial District 43B (Haywood and Jackson counties).
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eCourts Training Resources and Track 7 Transition Information
Find eCourts training registration information and resources for the legal community and upcoming Track 7 counties launching February 2025.
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File & Serve (eFiling) and Portal Training Available for Attorneys and Judicial Partners Through February 2025
File and Serve (eFiling) and Portal training sessions are now available for attorneys and judicial partners through February 2025.
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North Carolina Implementing Convenient Debit Card Payments for Jury Service
Jurors will begin receiving jury service payments on pre-paid debit cards in lieu of paper checks starting in 30+ counties this month.
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eCourts is Now Live in 11 More Counties in Southern and Central Piedmont
Anson, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, and Union counties adopt digital records.
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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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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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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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North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court 2024-2025 Officers Sworn In
Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court James (Jim) Lee Mixson III was installed as the new president.
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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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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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