Hats Off to Newly Certified Magistrates
Begin reading this post by standing up. Remain standing if you have worked in a position that has required you to interact directly and regularly with members of the public […]
News Roundup
Yesterday Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he will retire from the United States Supreme Court when the court takes its summer recess later this year, assuming that his successor has […]
New Resource on Juvenile Transfer Procedure
A new Juvenile Law Bulletin, Transfer of Juvenile Delinquency Cases to Superior Court, is now available. Transfer is the procedure used to move a case that begins as a delinquency […]
Fatal Crashes Increase in 2020 and 2021
The negative impacts of the pandemic are far-reaching and well-documented. They include death, illness, disruptions in school and work, strains on the health care system, and backlogs in the courts. […]
News Roundup
The AOC recently announced in a press release that Lydia Hoza has been appointed as the first chief public defender in Judicial District 27B, which includes Cleveland and Lincoln counties. […]
Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Jan. 18, 2022)
This post summarizes criminal decisions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals published on January 18, 2022. Summaries will also be posted to Smith’s Case Compendium, here.
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Dec. 2021)
This post summarizes published criminal and related decisions released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during December 2021. Decisions that may be of interest to state practitioners are summarized […]
News Roundup
The shooting death of Andrew Walker by an off-duty Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy has drawn significant attention this week. Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin told ABC 11 that in his opinion […]
New Criminal Charging Metric on the Measuring Justice Dashboard
As blog readers know, the UNC School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab has been developing a Measuring Justice Dashboard. Last year we released our Dashboard first metrics: Citation v. […]
The State Budget Act Amends the Term of Office for Appointed District Court Judges
It is a new year, and there are new rules for determining the term of office for a district court judge appointed to fill a vacancy.