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The decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals are published in the North Carolina Reports and North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports, respectively. [8] Opinions are first published online on filing day as slip opinions, and may be withdrawn or corrected until the mandate issues 20 days later. [8]
Judicial interpretation is the way in which the judiciary construes the law, particularly constitutional documents, legislation and frequently used vocabulary.This is an important issue in some common law jurisdictions such as the United States, Australia and Canada, because the supreme courts of those nations can overturn laws made by their legislatures via a process called judicial review.
North Carolina: Const. Art 1 § 18 "All courts shall be open; every person for an injury done him in lands, goods, person, or his reputation shall have remedy by due courts of law, and right and justice shall be administered without favor, denial, or delay." [1] North Carolina: Gen. Statute § 1-11 (1996)
The courts have to objectively determine the interpretation with guidance furnished by the accepted principles. [11] If a statutory provision is open to more than one interpretation the court has to choose that interpretation which represents the true intention of the legislature.
The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices has varied.
House Bill 607, Various Court Changes: Makes changes affecting the North Carolina court system. Under Section 1a of the bill, dismissed charges and not guilty verdicts shall not be expunged ...
The Court of Appeals, along with the Supreme Court, constitute the Appellate Division within North Carolina's unified court system, the General Court of Justice. [5] Its structure is determined by statute. [6] The court comprises 15 members, with one designated as a chief judge by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. [5]
A censured judge is up for reelection for the first time since he was disciplined by the state’s highest court for contributing to a “toxic work environment” in which his assistant and ...