| 1. | | Judicial District 19B opens new Family Court |
| | Court cases involving children get expedited and are less adversarial for Montgomery, Moore and Randolph counties. |
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| 2. | | Judicial administrators gather for Spring Conference |
| | Members of the N.C. Judicial Support Staff, under the guidance of President Deanna Murray of Asheboro, held their annual Spring conference. |
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| 3. | | Gov. Michael Easley proclaims April as N.C. Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate Month to honor 25 years of service |
| | Anniversary celebrates advocates who have donated nearly 900,000 hours of service to children in all 100 counties. The proclamation also serves as a reminder of the immense need for more volunteers. |
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| 4. | | Cabarrus County now offers expedited hearings for cases involving children |
| | On March 6 N.C. Judicial District 19A [Cabarrus County] became North Carolina’s first judicial district to implement an expedited hearing court session specifically for juvenile abuse, neglect and dependency cases. |
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| 5. | | Pitt County Courthouse gets new Family Court |
| | Court resolves cases involving children and families with the combined efforts of the family, the court and community resources |
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| 6. | | Supreme Court Justices help mentor young attorneys |
| | Law students learn through N.C. Bar Association mentor program |
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| 7. | | Court of Appeals celebrates anniversary |
| | The N.C. Court of Appeals was created four decades ago.
A commemorative ceremony is scheduled in Raleigh. |
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| 8. | | Chief Appeals Judge celebrates 30 years |
| | Thirty years ago, John Martin of Durham, N.C., was sworn to become a Superior Court Judge. Today, Judge Martin is Chief Judge of our state’s Court of Appeals. |
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| 9. | | New electronic system for highway patrol cars saves time |
| | North Carolina’s law enforcement recently logged its one millionth electronic citation using a system called eCITATION®. |
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| 10. | | Judge Spainhour new president of Superior Court Judges Conference |
| | Judge W. Erwin Spainhour of Concord has been elected president of the Conference of Superior Court Judges of North Carolina for 2007-2008. |
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