RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby appointed Dr. Donald van der Vaart as the new Chief Administrative Law Judge and Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH). OAH is a quasi-judicial agency that provides administrative law […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Friday, May 14, that North Carolinians who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to abide by the state’s mask mandate or social distancing requirements. Speaking from the […]
RALEIGH — Chief Justice Paul Newby launched a courthouse tour this week with the ambitious goal of visiting courthouses in all 100 counties. The tour began in the westernmost part of the state, with visits to Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon and Swain […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby issued a new order extending nine emergency directives for the state’s judicial branch for another 30 days. In the order, Newby says he committed to the state’s constitutional mandate […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services’ (NCDHHS) latest update to its COVID-19 vaccination plan includes a wide range of judicial and court workers. NCDHHS’ Vaccine Prioritization Framework altered its Front Line […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby made several changes to the judicial branch’s emergency directives on Thursday, ending eight directives last issued by former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley including the prohibition on jury trials. An […]
RALEIGH — Andrew Heath, a Wake County Superior Court judge, was tapped by Chief Justice Paul Newby to serve as the Director of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts. His role will be to […]
RALEIGH – Andrew Heath, a Wake County Superior Court judge, has been named by Chief Justice Paul Newby to serve as the Director of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts. Heath previously served at […]
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby, Associate Justice Phil Berger Jr., and Associate Justice Tamara Patterson Barringer were formally installed at the Supreme Court of North Carolina on Wednesday. The swearing in ceremony was virtually […]
RALEIGH – Phil Berger Jr., who was elected in November to a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, was sworn in on Friday, Jan. 1 at the Supreme Court chambers in Raleigh. His father, […]
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