North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

In-person hearings and other court proceedings, including jury trials, are on hold for the next month due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has announced. “In light of the recent surge ...

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GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — Three newspapers have asked the North Carolina Court of Appeals to order courts in a county where rally-goers were pepper sprayed and arrested to stop barring reporters from court proceedings. Court staff in Alamance County have ...

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BY DAN GIBSON On Nov. 3, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an important decision affecting mediated settlements, Mitchell v. Boswell. The court held N.C.G.S. § 7A-38.1(l)’s provision saying a mediated settlement agreement is unenforceable “unless it has been ...

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District court sessions in Beaufort County have been cancelled through Dec. 18 because of COVID-19, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts has announced. The county courthouse and clerk of superior court’s office shut down on Dec. 9 “out ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A post office in North Carolina’s largest city is now renamed for a late civil rights attorney. President Donald Trump signed into law a measure backed by North Carolina’s congressional delegation and designed to honor Julius ...

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GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina newspaper publisher was handcuffed and ordered out of a courtroom Tuesday as he objected to a decision to block reporters from attending a plea hearing for a white woman accused of driving her ...

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All superior court sessions in Davidson and Davie counties are on hold for the next two weeks, and most district court sessions won’t resume until 2021 after an outbreak of COVID-19 at their respective courthouses, the North Carolina Administrative Office ...

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Mecklenburg County’s Chief District Court judge has tested positive for COVID-19. Elizabeth Trosch said in a Dec. 4 letter to the court community that she tested positive that day and is isolating at home until Dec. 13. She has participated ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge agreed on Friday to name a third-party expert to scrutinize the COVID-19 response within North Carolina’s prison system, which along with the rest of the state is experiencing a surge in cases and hospitalizations. ...

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The following lawyers have met all of the certification requirements and were certified by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization on Dec. 4, according to the board’s website. Results for bankruptcy certifications will be available in the ...