North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Mar 21, 2025

Stein fills two vacancies on District Court bench

Appointments by Gov. Josh Stein have filled two seats on the District Court bench. Jennifer Wells was named to the bench in the 1st Judicial District, which covers Camden, Chowan, […]

Nov 12, 2024

State shifts pay for some jurors to prepaid debit cards

North Carolinians serving on juries in a third of the state’s counties are receiving their pay on prepaid debit cards, replacing paper checks, the state’s Administrative Office of the Courts […]

Nov 7, 2024

Jackson elected as North Carolina’s attorney general

RALEIGH — Democratic U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson was elected North Carolina‘s next attorney general on Tuesday, defeating Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop in an expensive campaign focused on who was […]

Jun 7, 2024

Longtime Judicial Branch staffers recognized

Two Judicial Branch employees who each have more than four decades of service to the state were recently presented the 2024 Richard Caswell Award. Howard Parrish Hand Jr., deputy clerk […]

Mar 27, 2024

Charity’s former leader pleads guilty in scam

CHARLOTTE — The former leader of a Gastonia charity has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the nonprofit agency and failing to pay its payroll and other taxes […]

Apr 27, 2018

Gov appoints 2 new judges

Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed a criminal defense lawyer and a district court judge to fill two seats on the Superior Court bench. David Phillips will join the District 27A […]

Apr 24, 2018

Assistant DA in North Carolina facing drug charges

GASTONIA (AP) Authorities say an assistant North Carolina district attorney has been arrested on several drug charges. News outlets report police in Waxhaw said officers stopped Gaston County Assistant District […]

Nov 7, 2014

Fire truck in Gaston County hits, kills pedestrian

The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a man has been struck and killed by a fire truck as he stepped into the middle of the road in Gaston County.

Sep 25, 2013

Gaston County may have new ‘deputy’

Gaston County authorities say someone stole a sheriff's deputy's uniform, gun, bullet-proof vest, Taser, badges and other equipment in a car break-in.

Sep 28, 2012

Appeal based on judge’s Facebook page backfires

Disgruntled spouses commonly use social media sites to dig up dirt that can be used against their significant others in court. But a Hindu man recently took the tactic to the next level when he used Facebook to go after a District Court judge.

Aug 28, 2012

Environmentalists sue over Gaston County toll road

Conservation groups have sued in federal court to stop approval of a proposed toll road in North Carolina's Piedmont, saying environmental reviews were flawed and hid the project's shortcomings.

Nov 18, 2010

Criminal Practice – DWI – Second-Degree Murder – Expert Evidence – BAC – Retrograde Extrapolation – Odor of Alcohol – New Trial – Prior Convictions

State v. Davis. (Lawyers Weekly No, 10-07-1097, 34 pp.) (Linda M. McGee, J.) Appealed from Gaston County Superior Court. (Richard D. Boner, J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full […]