North Carolina Judicial Branch
U.S. government (state judiciary) official source
Background
The North Carolina Judicial Branch is the state's unified court system. It is run on a statewide basis, and Article IV of the state constitution provides for central administration through the Administrative Office of the Courts. The AOC handles budgeting, human resources, technology and security for courts across the state. The Chief Justice leads the branch and appoints the AOC director. Paul Newby, a Republican-aligned justice, has been Chief Justice since 2021 and appears in many of the site's releases. Recent releases mostly cover proclamations such as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate Month, along with events and Business Court leadership changes. As a government communications channel, it presents the branch's own account of events and does not offer independent reporting or critical coverage. The state's partisan fights over the courts, such as elections for Supreme Court seats and debates over prosecutors' independence from the AOC, are covered by outside news outlets rather than by this site. I could not verify details of the site's founding or earlier editorial history with the searches I ran. Readers should treat it as a reliable source for official court actions and schedules, but not as an independent assessment of the courts or their controversies.
Sources
- NC Judicial Branch News – Press Releases
- N.C. prosecutors push to separate from court administration (NC Newsline)
- NCAOC Update to New Judges Orientation, January 2026 (UNC School of Government)
- Administrative Office of the Courts budget overview (NC OSBM)
Profile compiled 2026-10-30; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.