North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jul 7, 2025

Stein appoints 2 judges, new Johnston County DA

Gov. Josh Stein has filled two vacancies on the District Court bench and a third position among the state’s district attorneys. Appointed to the bench were Caroline F. Quinn in […]

Oct 1, 2024

Cooper names 2 to District Court bench

Gov. Roy Cooper filled two seats on the District Court bench with appointments announced last week. On Wednesday, he tapped Brad Salmon to serve as District Court judge in Judicial […]

Aug 8, 2024

State to finish eCourts expansion in ’25

RALEIGH — All 100 North Carolina counties will use the eCourts filing system by the end of 2025, the Administrative Office of the Courts has announced. Five groups of counties […]

Jul 9, 2024

Dorn takes office as Johnston County’s chief public defender

A veteran defense attorney has been sworn in as the inaugural chief public defender for Johnston County. Traynham Dorn took the position at an installation ceremony July 1 at the […]

Mar 25, 2024

Yearslong drug investigation leads to yearslong prison term

NEW BERN — A Benson businessman is going to federal prison for almost 15 years after a multiagency, multiyear investigation into his drug ring that trafficked pounds of methamphetamine and […]

Mar 18, 2024

Triangle-area public defender takes office July 1

A veteran criminal defense attorney has been appointed as the inaugural public defender of a Triangle-area county. A. Traynham Dorn’s appointment in Johnston County was announced in a release from […]

May 3, 2013

Gun-toting student gets scholarship offers

A lawyer for Johnston County schools says a teen who said he left two unloaded shotguns in his car at school will be allowed to graduate.

Sep 28, 2012

KKK leader convicted on weapons charges

A Ku Klux Klan leader from North Carolina has been convicted on weapons and explosive charges related to a plot to blow up his county sheriff.

Mar 8, 2011

Suit: Midwife’s failure to call for backup caused nerve damage

This was a shoulder dystocia case involving a little boy who had been delivered by a midwife. The basic allegations of the case were that the midwife had failed to […]

Feb 25, 2011

Criminal Practice – Second-Degree Murder – Malice – DWI – Prior Arrests

State v. Hernandez. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-16-0190, 12 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from Johnston County Superior Court. (Thomas H. Lock, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Click here for the […]

Feb 8, 2011

Criminal Practice – Sentencing – Rejected Plea Offer – Presumptive Range

State v. Pinkerton. (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-06-0136, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Johnston County Superior Court. (James F. Ammons Jr., J.) On appeal from the Court of Appeals. N.C. […]

Jan 17, 2011

7-week trial in Johnston County over car financing ends in split verdict

This was a complex civil action for fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, abuse of process and related transgressions arising out of the sale and financing of dozens of used […]