- General
- The Judge's Commission
- Contempt
- Inherent Authority
- Closing Proceedings
- Gatekeeper Orders
- Access to Court Records
- Pro Hac Vice Admissions - Sample Order
- Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
- Judicial Immunity
- Recusal
- One Trial Judge Overruling Another
- Out-of-Term, Out-of-Session, Out-of-County
- Functus Officio
- Completing Another Judge's Work
- Criminal
- Trying a Non-Capital Criminal Case: An Outline for the Superior Court Judge
- Sealing Warrants
- Grand Jury
- Criminal Jurisdiction of Superior Court
- Recusal of Prosecutor
- Indictments
- Arraignment in Superior Court
- Pretrial Release
- Right to Counsel During Criminal Prosecution
- Capacity to Proceed
- Discovery
- Def's Right to 3rd Party Confidential Records
- Speedy Trial
- Joinder and Severance
- Securing Attendance Of Witnesses
- Pleas and Plea Negotiations
- Double Jeopardy
- Ex Post Facto
- Motions to Suppress
- Jury Issues
- Trial in the Defendant's Absence
- Restraining the Defendant during Trial
- Absolute Impasse
- Sequestration of Witnesses
- Voir Dire
- Motions to Dismiss
- 5th Amend. Privilege & Immunity
- Extending the Session
- Opening and Closing Statements
- Jury Deadlock
- Jury Verdict
- Sentencing
- Crime Victims' Rights Act: Covered Crimes
- Sentencing Charts
- Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed on or after 10/1/13
- Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed on or after 12/1/2011
- Maximum Chart for Class B1-E Sex Offenses Committed on or after 12/1/2011
- Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed 12/1/09 to 11/30/2011
- Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed 12/1/95 to 11/30/09
- Minimum/Maximum Charts for Felonies Committed 12/1/1994 to 11/30/1995
- Punishment Chart for Misdemeanors Committed on or after 12/1/1995
- Drug Trafficking Sentencing
- Prayer for Judgment Continued
- Limitations on More Severe Sentence
- Sex Offenders
- Probation Violations
- Remand to District Court
- Correcting Errors Sua Sponte
- Habeas Corpus
- Motions for Appropriate Relief
- Post-Conviction DNA Testing
- Defendants' Objection to Early Disposal of Biological Evidence
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- Civil
- Service of Summons Deadlines
- Default Judgment (Rule of Civil Procedure 55)
- Temporary Restraining Orders and Preliminary Injunctions
- Rule 9(j) of the Rules of Civil Procedure: Special Pleading in Medical Malpractice Claims
- Time Limits on Rule 12(b) Motions
- Voluntary Dismissals (Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a))
- Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute
- Civil Discovery Sanctions
- Standard Remarks to Jurors
- Jury Review of Evidence in Civil Deliberations
- Findings of Fact and Conclusions in Civil Orders
- Closing Arguments in Civil Trials
- Taking a Civil Verdict
- Immunity of the State and Local Governments
- Will Caveats
- Attorney Fees in Small-Verdict Cases
- Attorney Fees in Non-Justiciable Cases
- Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6)
- Evidence
- Judicial Notice
- Relevancy
- Rule 403
- Rule 404(b): Evidence of Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts
- Character Evidence
- Habit Evidence
- Impeachment
- Rule 609: Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of a Crime
- Privileged Communications
- Expert Testimony
- Pleas and Plea Discussions
- Refreshed Recollection
- Sexual Assault Cases
- Criminal Cases Involving Child Victims and Child Witnesses
- Hearsay Rules
- Confrontation Clause
- Routine Limiting Instructions in Criminal Cases
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This section provides a cheat sheet on the admissibility of character evidence.
Keywords: Rule 404(b), Rule 406, Rule 609
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 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 entry is a sample form to be used for the pro hac vice admission of an out of state lawyer.
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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 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 discusses the circumstances requiring the recusal of a judge from hearing a case. It reviews the Code of Judicial Conduct and appellate decisions on disqualification.
Keywords: Recusal, Disqualification, bias, prejudice, appearance of impropriety, election, due process
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.
This Administration of Justice Bulletin discusses when a judge may sign orders or otherwise act on a case after the session or term of court has expired and when the judge is out of the county or district.
Keywords: Superior court, rotation, chambers, in vacation, G.S. 7A-47.1, Rule 6(c), jurisdiction, commission
This chapter discusses the jurisdiction of a trial judge to hear matters in a case after notice of appeal has been given.
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