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IDS offers defenderData workshop
IDS appreciates the Managed Assigned Counsel (MAC) attorneys who traveled to Raleigh to attend one (or both) of two “live” defenderDataworkshops Monday, August 5, 2024, at the North Carolina Judicial […]
IDS returns to the Annual Assistant and Deputy Clerks Educational Conference for a second consecutive year
Team discusses fee apps, OASIS and more RALEIGH—Staff from the IDS fiscal and research teams traveled over to the Raleigh Mariott Crabtree Valley hotel August 22 to engage with clerks […]
IDS Commission to meet August 9
The IDS Commission will hold its third quarter meeting of the year on Friday, August 9, 2024. This is a virtual meeting only, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. via […]
IDS shows support for individuals taking the NC Bar Exam
As an outward show of support for those taking the NC Bar Exam this week, IDS set up a table at one of the testing sites to hand out sweet […]
Johnston County gains Public Defender Office; Inaugural Chief is sworn in
On July 1, 2024, A. Traynham Dorn was sworn in as the Inaugural Chief Public Defender for Johnston County, by the Honorable Thomas H. Lock, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge […]
APDs in District 7 take Oath of Office
HALIFAX—In the words of the Honorable Brenda G. Branch, presiding, the May 30, 2024, ceremonial program to swear in the first assistant public defenders for District 7 was an occasion […]