All Things Judicial

Each year, the North Carolina Judicial Branch recognizes Conflict Resolution Day which falls on October 20, 2022. In this episode, we honor this special day with two segments featuring the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission . In the first segment, the Commission’s Executive Director Tara Kozlowski interviews the Commission’s Vice-Chairman, North Carolina Court of Appeals Judge John Tyson...

This episode of All Things Judicial   features a 2015 interview with former Superior Court Judge Shirley L. Fulton. Judge Fulton made history for being the first African American woman to serve as a prosecutor in Mecklenburg County, and the first African American woman to serve as a North Carolina superior court judge. Her distinguished service on the Mecklenburg County bench lasted for over 20 ye...

Each year, the North Carolina Judicial Branch recognizes September 17 as Constitution Day. In this episode, the Branch honors this special day by listening to excerpts from a lecture by two authors who wrote the book on the North Carolina Constitution, Chief Justice Paul Newby and University of North Carolina Professor John Orth. Published in 2013, Newby and Orth co-authored the book entitled, &qu...

This episode of the All Things Judicial podcast features an interview with former Campbell University President Norman Adrian Wiggins. Dr. Wiggins earned his law degree from Wake Forest College School of Law, and a Masters of Law and Doctor in the Science of Law from Columbia Law School. From 1967 until 2003, Dr. Wiggins served as President of Campbell University. In 1976, Wiggins founded the law...

This episode of All Things Judicial   focuses on North Carolina's School Justice Partnerships (SPJs), which are programs designed to keep kids in school and out of court. In the first segment of the podcast, we hear testimonials from judges, school superintendents, a county sheriff, and a district attorney who have partnered to form an SJP in their respective counties. Next, DeShield Greene,...

This episode of All Things Judicial features an interview with former Supreme Court of North Carolina Chief Justice James G. Exum, Jr. Exum earned his law degree from New York University School of Law, served as a superior court judge from 1967–1974, served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina from 1975–1986, and served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of North C...

This episode of All Things Judicial podcast focuses on the Chief Justice's Taskforce on ACEs-Informed Courts and the strategic partnership with Proverbs 226, a faith-based non-profit focused on reconciling incarcerated fathers with their families. Guests on this episode are District Attorney Ben David who serves New Hanover and Pender counties, and Cyril Prabhu, president and founder of Prove...

This episode of the All Things Judicial podcast features an interview with former United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Allyson Duncan. Duncan earned her law degree from Duke University School of Law, worked as as associate professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law, and served as a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals before being appointed to the f...

This episode of the All Things Judicial focuses on North Carolina's magistrates with guests Magistrate Christopher Bazzle ( Mecklenburg ), Magistrate Jacqueline Foster ( Guilford ), and Magistrate Katrina Watson (Mecklenburg). They discuss the role of magistrates in the Judicial Branch and highlight the specific duties magistrates perform in their counties.  "I believe that the magistrat...

This episode features an interview with former Chief Justice Burley Mitchell. Mitchell worked in several county and state government leadership positions before serving as a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals , as associate justice of the the Supreme Court of North Carolina , and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. During his tenure as Chief Justice, Mitchell create...

This episode of the podcast honors National Drug Court Month by traveling to Kinston, North Carolina for the 8th Judicial District's ( Greene , Lenoir , and Wayne counties) Family Accountability and Recovery Court (FARC) graduation ceremony. We hear from Chief District Court Judge Beth Heath as she explains the concept and function of recovery courts , and hear from stakeholders and staff who...

This episode of All Things Judicial   focuses on civics education with a tour of the Moores Creek National Battlefield in Currie, North Carolina. The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge occurred there on February 27, 1776, and was America's first decisive battlefield victory. Historians have concluded that the battle was responsible for ending British rule in North Carolina and provided a morale bo...

April is North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate Month and this episode of the podcast focuses on the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program.  Their mission is to advocate for North Carolina’s abused and neglected children in district court proceedings through a team model of representation that includes community volunteers, paid staff, and attorney advocates.  This episode is hos...

This episode of All Things Judicial features an interview with former Chief Justice Henry Frye. Frye was the first African American associate justice and chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Before that, he served as one of the first African American assistant United States district attorneys and first African American member of the North Carolina General Assembly in the 20th cent...

This episode of  All Things Judicial  provides an update on the Raise the Age law through a conversation with attorneys and staff from the North Carolina Office of the Juvenile Defender (OJD). This episode's guests include Eric Zogry, State Juvenile Defender, Burcu Hensley, Assistant Juvenile Defender, and LaTobia Avent, Communications Manager. OJD's mission is to provide services and su...

This bonus episode features a tour of  Campbell University School of Law's exhibit entitled First Ladies of the North Carolina Judiciary . The exhibit contains rare photographs and artifacts of North Carolina's first women judges. The tour is conducted by Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard. In addition to the audio podcast, a video compilation is available on the NCcourts YouTube c...

This episode of the All Things Judicial podcast focuses on the Judicial Standards Commission , which serves as an arm of the Supreme Court of North Carolina to give advice regarding the Code of Judicial Conduct , provide training to judges on their ethical duties, and to evaluate and investigate complaints of judicial misconduct. In appropriate cases, the Commission initiates disciplinary proceedi...

This episode of the All Things Judicial podcast features an interview with Mel Wright , Executive Director of the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism . The Commission plays an important role in providing continuing legal education to lawyers, and through the Professionalism Support Initiative , acts as an informal voluntary peer intervention program involving professionalism issues....

This bonus episode features a tour of  Campbell University School of Law's exhibit entitled First African Americans on the North Carolina  Bench . The tour is conducted by Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard. The exhibit features a timeline of the lives and achievements of each judge and justice from 1968-2006. While today North Carolina has numerous African American judges, there were n...

This episode features an interview with civil rights pioneer Clarence Henderson who on February 2, 1960 helped launch the sit-in protests in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Henderson shares his family background, his battle against racial discrimination in the U.S. Army, and his role in the historic events that unfolded that day which contributed to desegregation in the United States.   "Walk...

This episode of the All Things Judicial podcast focuses on the Judicial Branch's court reporters , who make verbatim records of court proceedings and prepare transcripts from those records for purposes such as appeals. Guests are David Jester, Court Reporting Manager, and Susan Burgess, Court Reporting Coordinator. They discuss the importance of their role in the justice system and larger com...

This episode of  All Things Judicial  focuses on WORTH Court, a Cumberland County specialized court designed to help human trafficking survivors with supportive care and intervention services. "WORTH" is an acronym given to the court to avoid labeling survivors with the negative stigma of human trafficking. WORTH stands for "We Overcome Recidivism Through Healing" and has been...

This episode of All Things Judicial   features highlights from six of the 25 episodes produced during its inaugural season. Highlights include topics from the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission , Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism , Chief Justice's Task Force on ACEs-Informed Courts , North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission , and interviews regarding the subjects...

This episode of All Things Judicial focuses on the State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) and a selection of charities supported by Judicial Branch employees. Chief Justice Paul Newby kicks-off the podcast with a holiday greeting to Branch employees and is followed by a series of interviews with representatives from the SECC, Second Chance Pet Adoptions, North Carolina Museum of Art, and Familie...

This episode of All Things Judicial focuses on the historic budget commitments made by the state legislature to the Judicial Branch in the bi-partisan spending plan passed in November 2021. The recent state budget made the largest investment ever in the Judicial Branch, fully funded eCourts modernization, and allowed the Branch to retain hundreds of employees essential to fulfilling the Branch&apo...