Greenville - "We are always talking about case loads," said one attendee scurrying down the hall of the Greenville Hilton, "but this is the biggest classroom load we have ever had!"
Thus started the fifth annual conference of the Association of Assistant and Deputy Clerks of Superior Court of North Carolina.
From throughout the state the clerks gathered to update their courtroom skills and hear the latest information on how to keep the wheels of justice grinding in North Carolina. Courses included such subjects as civil judgments, the Automated Juvenile Network, how to help citizens with estates, adoptions and child support. There was even a course offered on how to answer questions without crossing the line into practicing law. When a car is seized from a drunken driver, somebody has to do the paperwork, when a criminal skips town before the trial, someone has to take care of bond forfeiture and it usually falls on the shoulders of the assistant and deputy clerks of Superior Courts. With more Hispanic population each year, a continuing education course was even offered on Latino name entry into court computer systems. In the Latin culture many times the children will use their mother and father's family names causing confusion in court records. |
Administrative Office of the Courts Director Judge Bob Hobgood takes a few minutes from his class schedule to thank AOC staffers
Willa Moyer and Wayne Smoak of Raleigh for their hard work
helping put the conference together.
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Elected to lead the half-century old deputy and assistant clerks association for the coming year were; April King of Stokes County, President, Gail Greenwood, Buncombe County first vice president, Lisa Cunningham of Onslow second vice president, Anita Cahoon of Wilson Secretary, Pam Ennis of Wake Treasurer, Lois Harrington of Edgecombe County Historian.
Serving as president for the 50th Anniversary year was now past president Gwen Best of Greenville in Pitt County.
Last month the Clerks of Superior Court held their 83rd annual conference in Goldsboro. Hosting was Wayne County Clerk Marshall Minchew and his staff; elected President for 2001-2002 was Timothy Spear Superior Court Clerk of Washington County. |
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Assisting with registration of assistant and deputy clerks from throughout North Carolina and welcoming them to Greenville were (l-r) Joan Evans from court bookkeeping, outgoing Association President Gwen Best, and assistant clerk Charlene Corbett. |
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