NC Magistrates

We are delighted to have you participate in the Magistrate Certification Program offered by the North Carolina Judicial College at the School of Government.

To be certified, you must have completed a five-component educational requirement in either or both of two tracks: 1) civil law and 2) criminal law. Details about the requirements can be found here.

To submit your request for certification, please follow these steps:

• Identify the dates you took the courses that you believe satisfy the course requirements for your selected track(s). This information should be on your transcript from the AOC.
• Download your transcript from the AOC Learning Management System. Instructions to do this are listed at the bottom of this page. Have this available as you complete the other steps.
• Click on the APPLY HERE link below.
• Complete the online application.
• Include the month/date/year for each class you have completed for certifcation. That information should be on your transcript.
• At the end of the application, upload your AOC/LMS transcript. 

Applications will be accepted starting November 2024

APPLY HERE 

Transcript Instructions:

Please upload your transcript from the AOC Learning Management Center in PDF, DOC or XLS format. Instructions provided by AOC are as follows:

• From your transcript page, go to the options menu (square containing 3 dots, on the right).
• Select Run Transcript Report, making sure  to include CE credits in the Training Details options.
• There are Quick Reference Guides in the Learning Center titled How to Generate a Transcript Report and How to Check Magistrate CE Credits that walk the user through these processes.