News | North Carolina Judicial Branch

January 11, 2024 Press Release

The changes are the result of the expiration of terms and vacancies.

August 18, 2023 Press Release

A panel of three superior court judges will be appointed to hear the case in Robeson County.

July 20, 2023 General News

Governor Cooper has appointed Kendra Montgomery-Blinn to serve as district court judge in Durham County.

October 21, 2022 Press Release

This year marks 15 years of operation for the Innocence Inquiry Commission.

December 13, 2021 General News

The hearing is anticipated to last two days on December 14-15 and will be livestreamed.

August 18, 2021 Press Release

Guests are Robin Colbert, Katie Monroe, and Emma Paul.

July 23, 2021 Press Release

The latest episode of All Things Judicial features part one of a three-part series on the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission.

September 25, 2020 Press Release

The hearing is anticipated to last three days and will be livestreamed.

March 6, 2020 Press Release

The Commission’s executive director, Lindsey Guice Smith, will present the case to Commissioners beginning Monday, March 9.

September 12, 2019 Press Release

On September 9-10, 2019, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission held a hearing in State v. Kenneth Leon Evans.

August 22, 2019 Press Release

The three-judge panel unanimously concluded that Blackmon had proven that he was innocent of second-degree murder.

June 14, 2019 Press Release

The hearing related to two separate convictions in State vs. Merritt Williams Drayton.

February 27, 2019 General News

Chief Justice Mark Martin has made appointments to member vacancies on the Innocence Inquiry Commission and are effective immediately.

November 19, 2018 General News

The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission (NCIIC) held a hearing in State vs. James Blackmon (Wake – 83 CRS 84695).