Welcome to the School of Government's NC District Court Judges microsite. District Court Judges decide cases involving general civil disputes, family matters, involuntary commitments of the mentally ill and criminal charges (mostly misdemeanors). Since the establishment of the North Carolina District Court system in the 1960s, the School of Government has provided educational programs, written materials, and consultation to district courts judges. Faculty members with expertise in civil procedure, criminal law and procedure, family and juvenile law, court administration, and social services and mental health law produce books and other resource materials and provide educational programs for district court judges.

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

NORTH CAROLINA TRIAL JUDGES' BENCH BOOK, DISTRICT COURT, VOL. 1, FAMILY LAW, 2021

https://www.sog.unc.edu/benchbook

 

Faculty Coordinators

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Albert Coates Professor of Public Law and Government
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Assistant Professor of Public Law and Government
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Professor of Public Law and Government; Director, North Carolina Judicial College
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Professor of Public Law and Government
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Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term Associate Professor of Public Law and Government
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Professor of Public Law and Government
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Albert Coates Professor of Public Law and Government
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Professor of Public Law and Government; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Public Officials - Courts and Judicial Administration Roles