Drafting Orders for Clerks

  • Chapel Hill, NC

This course is offered through the UNC School of Government North Carolina Judicial College and is available to both clerks and assistant clerks of superior court. It is intended for clerks and assistant clerks who have some experience presiding over hearings.  It will cover issues related to drafting orders where the clerk is the presiding judicial official and there is no N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts form order applicable to the proceeding. It will largely focus on drafting orders in estate, trust, and power of attorney proceedings. 

The course will cover topics such as appellate standards of review, components of an order, evidence, making findings of fact and conclusions of law, attorney drafted orders, and entry of an order. 

This course is limited in attendance and is by application only.

  • Chapel Hill, NC
    June 4 - 5, 2026
    UNC School of Government
    400 South Road
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514
For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:

Dale Zuckert

Assistant Registrar
919.966.4414
For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:

Brooke Cale

Program Manager, Courts Group
Associate Professor of Public Law and Government