December 2, 2016

• Meeting Topics: Welcome Remarks, Final Recommendation Remarks from Co-Chairs, Closing Remarks
• Presenters: Chief Justice Mark Martin, David Levi, Judge Bill Webb, Catharine Arrowood, Brad Wilson, Justice Barbara Jackson
• Meeting Agenda
• Full meeting video

Public Hearings

August 25, 2016 – Charlotte Public Hearing

• Meeting Topic: Public Comments on Interim Reports
• Moderator: Dean David F. Levi
• Minutes
• Full hearing video

August 18, 2016 – Asheville Public Hearing

• Meeting Topic: Public Comments on Interim Reports
• Moderator: Chief Judge Linda M. McGee
• Minutes
• Full hearing video

August 11, 2016 – Wilmington Public Hearing

• Meeting Topic: Public Comments on Interim Reports
• Moderator: Justice Barbara Jackson
• Minutes
• Full hearing video

August 3, 2016 – Jamestown Public Hearing

• Meeting Topic: Public Comments on Interim Reports
• Moderator: Catharine Arrowood
• Minutes
• Full hearing video

June 10, 2016

• Meeting Topics: Welcome Remarks, Committee Updates, Committee Break-out Sessions
• Presenters: Justice Barbara Jackson, Chief Justice Mark Martin, Allan Head, Professor Darrell A.H. Miller, Professor Jessica Smith, Matthew W. Sawchak, Mildred R. Spearman, Doug Rowe (BerryDunn)
• Meeting Agenda
• Full Meeting Video (below)
• Minutes
• Committee Update Presentations:
  • Appendix A: Civil Justice Committee
  • Appendix B: Criminal Investigation & Adjudication Committee
  • Appendix C: Legal Professionalism Committee
  • Appendix D: Public Trust & Confidence Committee
  • Appendix E: Technology Committee
• Committee Break-out Sessions:
  • Appendix F: Civil Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes
  • Appendix G: Criminal Investigation & Adjudication Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes
  • Appendix H: Technology Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes

January 29, 2016

• Meeting Topics: Welcome Remarks, Committee Updates, Performance Metrics and the Courts, Committee Break-out Sessions
• Presenters: Judge William Webb, Chief Justice Mark Martin, Dean Michael Smith, Professor Darrell A.H. Miller, Professor Jessica Smith, Matthew W. Sawchak, Andrew P. Atkins, Paul Embley, Professor David N. Ammons
• Meeting Agenda
• Minutes
• Welcome Remarks – Chief Justice Mark Martin (video)
• Committee Update Presentations:
  • Appendix A: Civil Justice Committee
  • Appendix B: Criminal Investigation & Adjudication Committee
  • Appendix C: Legal Professionalism Committee
  • Appendix D: Public Trust & Confidence Committee
  • Appendix E: Technology Committee
• Performance Metrics and the Courts – Professor David Ammons (video)
  • Appendix F: Performance Metrics and the Courts
• Committee Break-out Sessions:
  • Appendix G: Civil Justice Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes
  • Appendix H: Criminal Investigation & Adjudication Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes
  • Appendix I: Legal Professionalism Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes
  • Appendix J: Public Trust & Confidence Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes
  • Appendix K: Technology Committee Agenda and Meeting Minutes

September 30, 2015

• Meeting Topics: Welcome and Commission Charge, Overview of the N.C. Court System, History of Previous N.C. Court Study Groups, Relevant Legal Principles for Commission Work, State Court Commissions: A National Perspective, Committee Break-out Sessions
• Presenters: Chief Justice Mark Martin, Jon Williams, Jim Drennan, Michael Crowell, Pamela Best, Dan Hall
• Meeting Agenda
• Inaugural Meeting Minutes
• Appendix A: Welcome Remarks and Commission Charge – Chief Justice Mark Martin
• Appendix B: An Overview of the North Carolina Court System Part One – Jon Williams, NCAOC Senior Deputy Director and Chief Reporter for the Commission
• Appendix C: An Overview of the North Carolina Court System Part Two – Jon Williams, NCAOC Senior Deputy Director and Chief Reporter for the Commission
• Appendix D: Court Reform in North Carolina 1955-75 – James Drennan, UNC School of Government
• Appendix E: Civil Justice Committee Minutes
• Appendix F: Criminal Investigation and Adjudication Committee Minutes
• Appendix G: Legal Professionalism Committee Agenda and Minutes
• Appendix H: Public Trust and Confidence Committee Minutes
• Appendix I: Open Meetings, Public Records, Conflicts of Interest, Gifts and Favors – Pamela Best, NCAOC General Counsel
• Appendix J: State Court Commissions, A National Perspective – Dan Hall, National Center for State Courts
• Without Favor, Denial, or Delay: A Court System for the 21st Century – Report of the Commission for the Future of Justice and the Courts in North Carolina (Medlin Report, 1996)
• Toward Improving the Administration of Justice in North Carolina – Dr. Roscoe Pound, Dean Emeritus of Harvard Law School (Remarks delivered to the NCBA in 1958)

Select a committee to view meeting agendas and materials by the area of inquiry.

• Civil Justice
• Criminal Investigation and Adjudication
• Legal Professionalism
• Public Trust and Confidence
• Technology