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This paper covers constitutional rights of access to court documents and the applicability of the public records law to courts. It discusses the court’s inherent authority to limit access to records, including the sealing of warrants.
Keywords: First Amendment, Baltimore Sun, Chapter 132, email, Virmani
This paper covers the court’s authority to close proceedings altogether or to exclude specified individuals from the courtroom. It reviews constitutional rights to open courts and statutory limitations on access.
This section discusses procedures for completing unfinished judicial work that may be left behind when a judge leaves office. Covering both civil and criminal cases, the section discusses, among other things, recalling the judge who left unfinished business and having one judge complete the work of another.
Keywords: commission, order of recall, Rule 63, G.S. 15A-1224, disabled judge, emergency judge, retired judge
This paper covers the basics of contempt, including the differences between civil and criminal contempt; the differences between direct and indirect criminal contempt; and the sanctions for contempt.
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This paper discusses the kinds of cases in which a trial judge is required to make findings of fact and conclusions of law.
This chapter discusses the jurisdiction of a trial judge to hear matters in a case after notice of appeal has been given.
This paper describes the circumstances under which a court may use a pre-filing injunction (a gatekeeper order) to restrict an abusive litigant from filing new lawsuits or other documents. It reviews the kinds of findings that must be made to support such an order and the procedure to be followed.
This paper reviews the court’s inherent authority to act when no procedure is provided by statute or rule to address the situation facing the court. It discusses the particular circumstances in which such inherent authority has been applied and also notes the limitations on the court’s power when it intrudes on legislative or executive authority.
This paper explains judges' immunity from liability for their judicial acts and their potential liability for administrative acts. It also discusses judicial immunity for non-judges acting in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity, such as a clerk of court acting as judge of probate.
This paper explains the rule that one trial judge may not modify, alter or overrule the decision of another trial judge on a matter of law. It explains the circumstances under which a second judge may alter the ruling of a first judge on a matter of discretion.
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