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Announcements

November 8, 2024

IDS Commission to meet Nov. 15, 2024

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

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October 30, 2024

State Parent Defender weighs in with panel for 2025 report to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

People always think of that horrific ‘1%’ of cases. And those cases are horrific, and those people should never get their kids back. Those are the

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October 14, 2024

Important PAC Fund Update!

Update on the Private Assigned Counsel Fund and PAC Payments Purpose: The purpose of this memo is to inform you about a potential funding shortage

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October 11, 2024

Updates to the Process for Requesting Interpreters

On July 25, 2024, the Office of Language Access Services (OLAS) issued the revised Standards for Language Access Services. The section on requests

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October 10, 2024

Chief Public Defender featured on National Podcast

On September 4, our very own Beth Stang, chief public defender for District 42, joined Host Hunter Parnell on The Public Defenseless Podcast

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October 1, 2024

Message regarding recent destruction in the wake of Hurricane Helene

To our friends in Western North Carolina… All the television footage, Facebook feeds and local news coverage that we have been seeing of the

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September 27, 2024

Defender District 20 visits District 26 to prepare for its upcoming transition to eCourts

Defender District 20 (Robeson County) is set to go live with eCourts February 3, 2025. To get a jump start on training for the new paperless court

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September 18, 2024

Auto Expunctions to Resume This Week

The temporary pause on auto expunctions for VD/NG cases has been lifted. Per the NCAOC, auto expunctions will resume this week for counties in

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September 18, 2024

OASIS launches in Guilford County

GREENSBORO—IDS staff brought OASIS (the Online Attorney State Invoice System) to all PAC (Privately Assigned Counsel) in Guilford County August 27.

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September 6, 2024

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

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September 4, 2024

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

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August 8, 2024

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

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August 1, 2024

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 treats and

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July 3, 2024

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

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June 24, 2024

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

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June 14, 2024

Governor Cooper appoints Boxberger to the Wake County Bench

For almost three years, Kevin Boxberger served as one of two Regional Defenders for IDS. And while we want to celebrate his appointment to the Wake

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June 13, 2024

North Carolina defenders explore bringing social workers on staff to address needs that go beyond what happens in the courtroom

CHAPEL HILL—Chief Public Defenders and designated core/support staff recently participated in an engaging, in-person workshop on April 25-26 on the

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June 11, 2024

IDS Communications Specialist Featured in New York Art Show

Photographs by IDS Communications Specialist Amanda Bunch will be on display in Brooklyn, New York from June 01-June 23, 2024, as part of Cardinal

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May 24, 2024

Sharpe featured in ‘Lawyers’ Weekly’

Earlier this month, State Capital Defender Robert E. “Rob” Sharpe, Jr. was a featured profile in the May edition of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly.

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May 15, 2024

Seth Johnson is the inaugural Chief Public Defender for District 32, covering Alexander and Iredell counties

On April 2, 2024, Seth J. Johnson was sworn in by the Honorable Joseph N. Crosswhite, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for Judicial District

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May 10, 2024

Commissioner Beeler is honored at the May 3 meeting of the IDS Commission

At the May 3 quarterly meeting of the IDS Commission, Commissioner Arthur “Art” Beeler was recognized by Chair Dorothy Hairston Mitchell for being one

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May 10, 2024

Sightings from the 2024 Spring Public Defender Conference Opener

The 2024 Spring Public Defender Conference, held in Winston-Salem, was a great success. Several awards were presented on the first day as Indigent

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May 2, 2024

defenderData Roll-Out: Important Dates

The information below only applies to MAC attorneys / IDS Contractors. May 3 – 17: Beta Testing. During this time experienced contractors and IDS

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May 2, 2024

Sonia Colon joins IDS to serve as Budget Manager

The Office of Indigent Defense Services is pleased to announce Sonia Colon has joined the IDS team to serve as the Budget Manager.  Her first day

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