RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina District Court judge was suspended without pay for 30 days on Friday for violating judicial rules by serving as executor for the estates of two former family friends, receiving nearly $90,000 in commissions. The ...

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  A district court judge in Cumberland County has been publicly reprimanded by the North Carolina Supreme Court after a finding that her complaints about the local chief judge and some of her conduct in the courtroom were harmful to ...

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North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin has appointed Judge Amanda “Amy” Wilson as chief district court judge for District 16A, effective Dec. 1. Wilson will succeed Chief Judge Scott Brewer upon his retirement. Martin also appointed Judge Lee ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina Supreme Court candidate's lawsuit against Republican legislators over a law preventing him from having his party listed on November ballots is returning to court. A judge scheduled a Wake County hearing Aug. 13 to consider requests ...

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CURRITUCK (AP) A judge says a North Carolina county can temporarily continue to charge a fee for non-residents to park along beaches accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports a judge denied a request from a Virginia-based ...

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RALEIGH (AP) Gov. Roy Cooper wants a longtime state judge to serve on the North Carolina Industrial Commission after the General Assembly rejected a previous nominee. Cooper announced July 27 that Judge Robby Hassell of Greensboro is his choice for the ...

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RALEIGH (AP) North Carolina judicial primaries won't happen this year, based on a federal judge's ruling favoring Republican legislative leaders who passed a law canceling those nominee elections for this year only. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles announced June 19 she ...

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RALEIGH (AP) North Carolina's environmental agency says it plans to ask a judge to impose tougher conditions on operations at a chemical plant that has long emitted a little-understood industrial compound. The state Department of Environmental Quality said it plans ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A longtime state government veteran is among those nominated by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to become special trial court judges, who often are brought in to handle complex cases or to perform fill-in duties on the bench. ...

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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 bench in Gaston County, where he’s had an eponymous criminal ...

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