May 23, 2025 , Press Release

N.C. Judicial Branch Releases Special Podcast Episode on the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

History on Trial: Revisiting the Mecklenburg Declaration at 250.

May 22, 2025 , General News

Supreme Court Amends the Rules for Court-Ordered Arbitration

The Supreme Court’s order includes amendments to Rules 5 and 9, and was adopted on May 21 and effective on June 2, 2025.

March 21, 2025 , General News

Supreme Court Amends the Rules of Appellate Procedure

The Supreme Court’s order amending the rules was adopted on 19 March 2025 and becomes effective on 1 April 2025.

March 19, 2025 , General News

Judicial Branch Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023–24 Now Available Online

An overview of the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2023-24. Also, find Statistical and Operational Reports and more statistics available.

December 16, 2024 , General News

Supreme Court Amends Mediation Rule Sets

The Supreme Court’s orders were adopted on December 11, 2024, and the amendments become effective on January 6, 2025.

December 4, 2024 , Press Release

All Things Judicial Features Nine Former NCAOC Directors in Roundtable Discussion

The directors begin Part 1 by discussing how they received the "call of duty" from their respective chief justices.

October 11, 2024 , Press Release

Chief Justice Newby Extends the Amended Order for Certain Western North Carolina Counties Due to Hurricane Helene

View an order extending relief for 13 weather-affected counties in western North Carolina, effective October 15, 2024.

September 30, 2024 , Press Release

Chief Justice Newby Issues Amended Order for Certain Western North Carolina Counties Due to Hurricane Helene

View an amended order declaring catastrophic conditions resulting from severe weather and flood advisories in multiple western counties.

September 25, 2024 , General News

All Things Judicial Focuses on North Carolina's Judicial System Reforms in the 1960s

Among these reforms were the creation of District Courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.

September 17, 2024 , Press Release

Chief Justice Newby Issues Order for Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender Counties

View an order declaring catastrophic conditions resulting from severe weather and flood advisories in these counties.

September 11, 2024 , Press Release

All Things Judicial Recognizes Constitution Day on September 17

Visit and learn about one of America's colonial courthouses, the Historic 1767 Chowan County Courthouse.

August 28, 2024 , Press Release

All Things Judicial Features an Interview with Former Chief Justice Burley Mitchell

Mitchell served on the Court of Appeals, and as an associate justice and chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 24, 2024 , Press Release

All Things Judicial Features a Panel Discussion with Franklin Freeman, Ned Mangum, Colon Willoughby

Panel discussed court history, different court levels, and changes in the court system.

April 10, 2024 , Press Release

All Things Judicial Features an Interview with Charlotte Attorney Francis I. Parker

Parker shares about his early years and outlines what professionalism means for lawyers in North Carolina’s legal community.   

March 19, 2024 , General News

Judicial Branch Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2022–23 Now Available Online

An overview of the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2022-23. Also, find Statistical and Operational Reports and more statistics available.

December 21, 2023 , Press Release

All Things Judicial Features a Discussion on the History of the North Carolina Constitution

Excerpts from a 2023 discussion between Chief Justice Paul Newby and UNC Law Professor John Orth.

October 19, 2023 , General News

Supreme Court Amends Amicus Curiae Rules in the Rules of Appellate Procedure

The Supreme Court’s order amending the rules was adopted on October 18, 2023, and becomes effective on November 20, 2023.

September 19, 2023 , Press Release

Self-Representation Packet Now Available for Self-Represented Litigants Appearing Before the Supreme Court of North Carolina

The document aims to help explain the appellate court system to people who are not represented by an attorney.

September 11, 2023 , General News

Governor Cooper Announces Judicial Appointments to Supreme Court and Court of Appeals

Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments: Judge Allison Riggs to Supreme Court and Carolyn Thompson to Court of Appeals.

July 19, 2023 , Press Release

All Things Judicial Features Tour of the Supreme Court History Room

History Room is a legal history museum containing artifacts of North Carolina's judiciary and its contributions to American Jurisprudence.