Judges and NC DWI Laws
I’ve written elsewhere about the harm that NC’s poorly structured DWI laws cause to the court system and to prosecutors. Let me now write about judges. All standard DWIs start in District Court. Upon a...
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Electing Judges to Wake County District Court
In what is a truly idiotic move two legislators in the General Assembly have proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would allow non-lawyer District Court judges. Currently, judges in...
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Should I have jury trial or a bench trial?
In North Carolina, a defendant cannot choose which type of trial he or she wants. If you’re in District Court, a jury trial is not available; a trial will be by judge. You can effectively choose a...
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Judicial Transparency in North Carolina
The News & Observer ran this opinion piece by Catharine Arrowood, president of the North Carolina Bar Association, regarding House Bill 562, a last minute bill passed earlier this year that: Placed...
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