Beginning August 1, IDS staff will provide orientation for new attorneys on the first Friday of each month from 1-2 p.m.
Topics will include a guided tour of the IDS website, information on training and CLE opportunities, access to wellness resources and more. You will also be able to connect with other defense attorneys for future collaboration!
IDS and the Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office offer FREE, regular continuing education to criminal defense and parent attorneys, investigators, and mitigation specialists across North Carolina.
Inside the State Crime Lab: Forensic Testing Explained
July 24: Drug Chemistry – Forensic Scientist Manager Amanda Venable
Aug. 7: Toxicology – Forensic Scientist Supervisor Danielle O’Connell
Sept. 4: Trace Evidence – Forensic Scientist Manager David Freehling
Sept. 18: Mobile Device Examinations and Audio/Video Examinations – Forensic Scientist II Sterling Hunt
Oct. 2: Forensic Biology – Forensic Scientist Supervisor Wendell Ivory
Nov. 6: Firearms – Forensic Scientist Manager Jennifer Slish
Dec. 4: Latent Evidence – Forensic Scientist Managers Summer Maffett and Karen Morrow
Monthly sessions are held on the third Thursday of each month from 1-2 p.m. EST.
Topics Include:
The IDS Commission will meet Friday, August 22, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Location: The NCJC, Raleigh) More information is coming soon...
The Personnel Committee of the IDS Commission will meet in closed session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment.
The IDS Development Committee, an ad hoc committee of the IDS Commission, will meet virtually on Friday, August 15, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m. Meeting Link
The IDS Development Committee, an ad hoc committee of the IDS Commission, will meet virtually on Friday, July 18, 2025 from noon to 1 p.m. Meeting Link
The IDS Commission will meet on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in person. The meeting will be held at the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC), located at 901 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607. **We will meet in the Hickory Board Room. Link to the Proposed Agenda Link […]
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 Webex. Click HERE for Details!
May 3, 2024 Location: The Whitted Building - Second Floor Board Room 300 W. Tryon Street Hillsborough, NC 27278
February 2, 2024 Location: Virtual Only
The Commission on IDS will meet in-person on October 20, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, 901 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607. Link to the Proposed Agenda for October 20, 2023
The IDS Commission meets in person and via Zoom from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. The meeting will be livestreamed and available for replay on IDS’s YouTube channel, which can be found here. Meeting Agenda Meeting Materials Supplemental Meeting Materials
The IDS Commission will meet in person and via Zoom from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Watch Here (The meeting will be livestreamed.) Materials: 2021.07.30_IDS Commission Meeting Packet HIGHLIGHTS OF FY2021
The IDS Commission meets via Zoom from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The meeting will be livestreamed and available for replay on IDS’s YouTube channel, which can be found here.
