North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges

Fall Conference

North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges

October 10-12, 2002

Holiday Inn

Southern Pines, NC

Thursday, October 10, 2002

1:00-4:00 Computer Training Classes

Trial Court Desktop (Section B of ballroom)

Mark P. Shaughnessy

cx corporation, Greensboro

Basic Windows/Word (Section C of ballroom)

Trish Oglesbee

Case Wise Support, Administrative Office of the Courts

4:00-6:00 Registration (Convention Center Lobby)

5:00 Hospitality Room open (Pro Room)

7:30 – 9:30 Book Discussion (Sand Trap)

“A Civil Action” by Jonathan Harr

Discussion Leaders:

Honorable Ernest B. Fullwood, Senior Resident Judge

District 5, Wilmington

Honorable Wade Barber, Senior Resident Judge

District 15B, Hillsborough

Friday, October 11, 2002

8:00-9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast (Convention Center Lobby)

9:00 Welcome (Section A & B of ballroom)

Honorable William C. Griffin, Jr., Senior Resident Judge

District 2, Williamston

9:15 Courtroom Skills: Probation - Probation Law Overview

Jim Drennan

School of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill

Courtroom Skills: Probation - Changes in Community Corrections

Robert Lee Guy, Director

N.C. Department of Correction, Division of Community Corrections

10:15 Ethics: Ex Parte Communications

Honorable Catherine C. Eagles, Resident Judge

District 18, Greensboro

10:30 Break (Convention Center Lobby)

11:00 Evidence: 400 Rules

Track I: Judges with 0-5 years of experience (Section C of ballroom)

Honorable Clarence E. Horton, Jr.

Special Superior Court Judge, Concord

Track II: Judges with more than 5 years of experience (Section B of ballroom)

Honorable Robert H. Hobgood, Senior Resident Judge

District 9, Louisburg

12:00 Lunch (on your own)

Executive Committee meets for lunch (Sand Trap)

1:30 Criminal Law Update & Review: Developments in Fourth Amendment Law

Jessica Smith

School of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill

2:30 Break (Convention Center Lobby)

3:00 Civil Procedure Update & Review: Costs & Attorneys’ Fees

Moderator: Thomas J. Fowler, J.D.

Judges’ Legal Research Program, Administrative Office of the Courts

“The Judge”: Honorable Jesse B. Caldwell, III, Senior Resident Judge

District 27A, Gastonia

“The Defense Lawyer”: David H. Batten, Attorney at Law

Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog, L.L.P., Raleigh

“The Plaintiff’s Lawyer”: Charles Ellis, Attorney at Law

Ward and Smith, P.A., Greenville

4:30 Legislative Update

Jim Drennan

School of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill

5:00 Recess

7:30-9:30 Pig Picking (poolside, weather permitting)

(ballroom, alternate location)

Saturday, October 12, 2002

8:00 Continental Breakfast (Convention Center Lobby)

9:00 Capital Law Update

Bob Farb

School of Government, UNC-CH

10:00 Remarks

John Kennedy, Director

Administrative Office of the Courts

10:45 Break (Convention Center Lobby)

11:00 Business Session

12:00 Adjourn

This conference will have 7 hours of instruction, all of which will qualify for continuing judicial education credit under Rule II.C of Continuing Judicial Education. If you attend the 3-hour Trial Court Desktop computer class, please add an additional 3 hours of CJE.

Sponsored by

North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges

Administrative Office of the Courts

Institute of Government

Attendance at the educational programs of this conference is open to all members of the Conference of Superior Court Judges and to invited guests of the conference. Guests will be invited on the basis of their professional interests, at the discretion of the association, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. If you need accommodation to participate in any Institute of Government program, please let us know. We will be glad to assist you.

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