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 10 May 2021
An up-to-date set of the rules codified by the Supreme Court’s Office of Administrative Counsel.
Recent Orders
Order Amending Rules 5, 5.1, 22, and 27 of the General Rules of Practice
Adopted 21 April 2021 and effective 10 May 2021.
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.