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February 2001
February 7, 2001: Media Advisory: Butterfield to be sworn in as associate justice
January 2001
January 12, 2001: Judge Martin named chair of Judicial Standards Commission
January 3, 2001: Judge Hobgood named director of AOC
December 2000
December 29, 2000: New chief justice to be sworn in Jan. 3
December 29, 2000: New associate justice to take oath of office Jan. 4
December 1, 2000: Portrait unveiling ceremony to be held Dec. 6
December 1, 2000: Malcolm Hunter appointed to head Office of Indigent Defense Services
December 1, 2000: Joyce Hamilton named chief District Court judge for Wake County
December 1, 2000: Mark Galloway named chief District Court judge for District 9A
October 2000
October 30, 2000: Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism adopts creed
October 25, 2000: Adoption Acceleration Project underway in Alamance and Guilford Counties
October 24, 2000: Judge A. Elizabeth Keever named Outstanding Judge of the Year
October 3, 2000: AOC Director recipient of William H. Rehnquist Award
September 2000
September 28, 2000: McCormick named chief District Court judge for Judicial District 11
September 26, 2000: Announcement of Eighth Family Court takes place in Catawba County
September 21, 2000: Eighth Family Court to open in Catawba County
September 6, 2000: Announcement of Seventh Family Court takes place in Wayne County
September 1, 2000: Seventh Family Court to in Wayne County
August 2000
August 1, 2000: "Shaping the Change for Children and Families in the Court System" conference
August 1, 2000: Reorganization plan for the Administrative Office of the Courts goes into effect
July 2000
July 27, 2000: Youngest Superior Court Judge to be Sworn into Office
July 25, 2000: Rodney R. Goodman named chief District Court judge of judicial district eight
July 21, 2000: Tanya Wallace named chief District Court judge in District 20
July 6, 2000: Legislators give courts $14 million technology boost
June 2000
June 1, 2000: Study Reports Success of Mediation Program
May 2000
May 11, 2000: Court of Appeals to sit in Marion
April 2000
April 18, 2000: Judge Ross Lengthens Courts' Hiring Slowdown
April 17, 2000: The Board of Trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation announces Judge Thomas W. Ross will become Executive Director of the Foundation, January 1, 2001.
April 6, 2000: Outback Steakhouse hosts Guardian ad Litem volunteers.
March 2000
March 30, 2000: Chief Justice named Judge Larry James Wilson chief District Court judge in March.
March 29, 2000: Gov. Hunt proclaims April 6 Guardian ad Litem Day
March 27, 2000: A three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals will take the court on the road Monday, March 27. The panel will hear three cases at 2 p.m. at the University of North Carolina School of Law.
March 16, 2000: Cumberland County first in the nation to distribute electronic traffic tickets.
March 15, 2000: Chief Justice Henry E. Frye of the N.C. Supreme Court appointed Gary L. Locklear chief District Court judge for Robeson County.
February 2000
February 25: In an effort to be sensitive to the public's right to know while, at the same time, retaining a person's right to a fair trial, Chief Justice Henry Frye of the N.C. Supreme Court announced Thursday the establishment of a 40-member media and courts forum.
February 25, 2000: New Foreign Language Services Project to train and certify Spanish interpreters to work in the courts.
February 24: In an effort to be sensitive to the public's right to know while, at the same time, retaining a person's right to a fair trial, Chief Justice Henry Frye of the N.C. Supreme Court announced Thursday the establishment of a 40-member media and courts forum.
February 15: Courts need resources for better technology, report says.
February 7: Chief Judge Sid Eagles of the North Carolina Court of Appeals announced today the appointment of a committee consisting of five Court of Appeals judges to hear suggestions and make recommendations to the Court of Appeals regarding the issue of unpublished opinions and their precedential value, if any.
February 4: Supreme Court recognizes retiring members and past chairmen of the N.C. Judicial Standards Commission.
January 2000
January 5: The judicial system in Halifax County has become a little more user-friendly for families with multiple issues such as divorce, child custody, adoptions or abuse with the opening of a new Family Court.
December 1999
December 30: Chief Justice Henry Frye of the N.C. Supreme Court will announce the opening of a new family court on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 2 p.m. in the Halifax County Courthouse.
December 10: Executive director of the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism Melvin Wright is tackling legal professionalism head-on.
December 9: Domestic problems, adoptions, parental rights and abuse cases will all be heard in a new family court starting in February 2000, in New Hanover and Pender counties, according to Chief Justice Henry E. Frye of the N.C. Supreme Court.
December 3: Chief Justice Henry Frye of the N.C. Supreme Court will announce a new, pilot family court on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Commissioner's Assembly Room in the old courthouse at 24 N. Third St., Wilmington.
December 1: The seven North Carolina Supreme Court justices have unanimously chosen Thomas P. Davis to head the State Supreme Court Library effective Dec. 1. Davis, who has been assistant librarian since 1994, replaces Louise Stafford who retired Nov. 30th.
December 1: N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Henry Frye announced the appointment of Judge David A. Leech as chief district court judge for Judicial District 3A, Pitt County, effective Dec. 1st.
October 1999
October 12: Robin L. Lubitz, previously the Deputy Administrator of the United States Justice Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has been named as Senior Deputy Director of AOC effective Nov. 1.
September 1999
September 21: Chief Justice Henry Frye announced today that rotation of Superior Court judges will be suspended in the First Division, which covers the eastern part of the state. Rotation will cease effective Monday, September 27 and will remain suspended through the end of October.
September 7: Chief Judge Sid Eagles of the Court of Appeals today announced that the Court of Appeals will hold court in Winston-Salem on September 14 at 3 p.m. at the Wake Forest University School of Law courtroom.
September 7: Chief Judge Sid Eagles of the Court of Appeals today announced that the Court of Appeals is sending a panel to Cabarrus County to hold court on the afternoon of September 9