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.
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.
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