General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District Courts
The General Rules of Practice are promulgated by the Supreme Court under Section 7A-34 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
Current Codification
General Rules of Practice for the Superior and District Courts – Codified 6 October 2020
An up-to-date set of the rules codified by the Supreme Court’s Office of Administrative Counsel.
Recent Orders
Order Amending Rule 5 of the General Rules of Practice
Adopted 23 September 2020 and effective 1 October 2020.
Order in Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak: Temporary Modification to Rules 2 and 26 of the General Rules of Practice and Rule 2 of the Rules of Continuing Judicial Education
Ordered 14 May 2020.