Remote Proceedings Task Force
About
The mission of the Task Force is to develop and standardize a process by which audio visual technology can be utilized statewide to:
- Facilitate hearings between the N.C. state courts and individuals who are housed in a county detention facility or a N.C. Division of Adult Corrections and Juvenile Justice (DACJJ) facility and
- Enable Central Regional Hospital to communicate with individuals housed in a county detention facility who are awaiting a determination concerning the defendant’s capacity to proceed.
The Task Force will work to accomplish this mission by:
- Establishing a pilot program between one or more county courthouse(s) and one or more jail(s) and prison(s) to hold remote first appearances using audio visual technology;
- Identifying a scheduling system to coordinate hearings between the courts and county and state facilities;
- Implementing a process for attorneys to effectively and confidentially communicate with their clients who are housed in a DACJJ or county detention facility.
Members
The Task Force members are appointed by Chief Justice Paul Newby and are representative of stakeholder groups from the court system — judges, district attorneys, defense attorneys, clerks, magistrates — and other agencies, such as the N.C. Department of Public Safety, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the N.C. Sheriffs’ Association, and the N.C. Association of County Commissioners.
Meetings
Quarterly meetings to be held around the state:
Monday, March 4, 2024
1 p.m.
Via Webex
Friday, September 29, 2023
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cabarrus County Courthouse, Concord
- Agenda
- 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. - Task Force Meeting
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Special Demonstration of the CRAVE System - The demonstration will exhibit how the Courtroom Audio Visual Experience (CRAVE) system is used in Cabarrus County to conduct hearings from the jail and other locations.
Friday, April 14, 2023
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Via Webex
Agenda
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Via Webex
Friday, August 5, 2022
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
N.C. Judicial Center, Raleigh
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, April 1, 2022
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
N.C. Judicial Center, Raleigh
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, December 2, 2021
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
N.C. Judicial Center, Raleigh
Meeting Minutes
Resources
Model Webex Administrative Order and Forms
News
CRAVE Overview Quick Start Tutorial
New technology in NC courtrooms hopes to reduce wait times, streamline process (WRAL, November 2023)
Cabarrus efforts at the heart of remote judicial improvements (Independent Tribune, July 2022)
Chief Justice's Task Force on Remote Proceedings Holds Inaugural Meeting (December 2, 2021)
Judge Charlie Brown named to N.C. task force developing remote court proceedings (WBTV)