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Conducting Hearings and Entering Judgment for Magistrates

This two-day course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College. It is intended for magistrates who would like to become more comfortable conducting hearings and entering judgments in small claims court. Topics will include courtroom decorum, legal research, judicial decision-making, procedural fairness, common evidence problems, and completing judgment forms. The course will...

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
Book
North Carolina Legislation 2001: A summary of legislation in the 2001 General Assembly of interest to North Carolina public officials

From the Editor's Note: "The 2001 edition of North Carolina Legislation is the thirty-eighth periodic summary of legislation published by the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government’s Institute of Government. From 1955 through 1973 these summaries were published in a special issue of Popular Government. Since 1974 the summary has been published annually as a separate...
Microsite landing page
NC Magistrates

Welcome to the School of Government's NC Magistrates microsite.  For decades, faculty members at the School of Government have provided training for new magistrates, ongoing educational programs, comprehensive written materials, and consultation to North Carolina magistrates. The diversity of these offerings reflect the diversity of the office: magistrates are responsible for determining...
Course
NC Magistrates' Spring Conference

This annual conference provides continuing education for magistrates on a diverse range of topics related to performance of the responsibilities of the office of magistrate.   Registration information will be sent to all magistrates from the Office of Governmental Affairs, AOC

Asheville, NC
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Introduction to Small Claims Court for Magistrates

This course is designed for magistrates who are, or soon will be, holding small claims court, whether as a back-up civil magistrate or on a more regular basis. This course will provide a refresher of the legal principles often addressed in small claims cases as well as the rules of procedure. The course is skill-based, seeking to offer students instruction and practice in 1) correctly deciding...
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Basic School for Magistrates
Date(s): July 20 - 24, 2026 and August 17 - 21, 2026  | Multi- Day | Chapel Hill

This course for newly appointed magistrates covers elements of crimes, criminal procedure, small claims procedure, summary ejectment, contracts, ethics, and handling funds.

This course is available only to appointed magistrates. If you have a newly-hired magistrate who needs to attend...
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
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Special Topics in Small Claims for Magistrates

This seminar is intended for magistrates who hold Small Claims court, and allows for a “deep dive” into skill-building and substantive law for small claims magistrates at various stages in their careers. The 2026 Special Topics class will be held remotely over Zoom, and will cover the same material as the 2024 and 2025 offerings, focusing on negligence, contracts, and leases,...

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC
Book
North Carolina Small Claims Law

This book discusses the procedure in trials before a magistrate as well as the substantive law for common cases that magistrates hear, including basic contract and tort principles, summary ejectment, actions to recover possession of personal property, and motor vehicle lien actions. It also includes chapters on miscellaneous duties of the magistrate such as performing marriages, assigning year...
Bulletin
2005 Legislation Affecting Small Claims Actions and Other Non-Criminal Functions of Magistrates

The 2005 General Assembly enacted a number of bills affecting small claims and miscellaneous duties of magistrates, some of which made significant changes in certain summary ejectment actions. This bulletin will discuss those changes. Another bulletin by John Rubin discusses criminal law changes. Copies of individual bills may be printed from the General Assembly’s web site, www.ncleg.net.
Bulletin
2004 Small Claims and Miscellaneous Legislation Affecting Magistrates

This bulletin will discuss the bills enacted by the 2004 General Assembly that affect small claims and other noncriminal matters of interest to magistrates. An Administration of Justice Bulletin by John Rubin was issued later that discusses all of the criminal law and procedure changes.