eCourts Services - Now Live in Johnston County

• ** Scheduled Maintenance (Intermittent Availability): Sunday, 6/4, 7 a.m. - 8 a.m. **
• eFiling (File & Serve) - Required for attorneys
  • New Filing Code for Criminal Filings in File & Serve Effective June 1, 2023
  • Filer Process Reference Guide  |  eFiling Training Video  |  More training materials  |  eFiling Support
• Portal - search for case information or court dates, make payments
  • Judicial Branch Expands Elevated Access for Private Counsel in eCourts
  • Portal Overview Guide  |  Advanced User Guide  |  Elevated Access Info  |  Portal training videos and materials
• Guide & File - guided interviews to prepare court documents, eFiling is available for certain case types. Guide & File Support
  • Online Requests for Dismissal or Speeding Reduction of Traffic Citations Launches in Guide & File for eCourts Pilot Counties - May 1, 2023. View the public user guide.
• eDiscovery - eDiscovery Defense Counsel Reference Guide | Defense Counsel Training Video
• FAQs for Attorneys – a “living” document that will be updated by the NCAOC with additional questions and clarifications (updated March 9): eFiling, Portal, Condemnation, Court Procedures, eDiscovery, and Reports and Information Sharing.
• eFiling Recommended System Requirements
• Supreme Court Approves Amendments to Rule 5 and Rule 5.1 of the General Rules of Practice for Superior and District Courts - February 1, 2023
• Supreme Court Adopts Electronic-Filing Rules for the Implementation of eCourts (April 2021) and OGC Memo regarding the amendments to the General Rules of Practice (May 2021)
• Wireless Guest Access Instructions (September 2022)

• This is where Johnston County specific court operations policies and procedures related to eCourts will be posted. Stay tuned!

• Questions and comments about the Judicial Branch’s statewide eCourts project may be submitted to eCourts@nccourts.org.
• Information about the statewide project may be found at NCcourts.gov/eCourts.