§ 7A-498.8 – Appellate Defender.
7A-498.8. Appellate Defender. (a) The appellate defender shall be appointed by the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term of four years. A vacancy in the office of appellate defender shall be filled by appointment of the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for the unexpired term. The appellate defender may be suspended or removed […]
§ 7A-498.9 – Annual report on Office of Indigent Defense Services.
7A-498.9. Annual report on Office of Indigent Defense Services. The Office of Indigent Defense Services shall report to the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on Justice and Public Safety by March 15 of each year on […]
§ 7A-506 – Creation; members; terms; qualifications; vacancies.
7A-506. Creation; members; terms; qualifications; vacancies. (a) The North Carolina Courts Commission is created. Effective July 1, 1993, it shall consist of 28 members, seven to be appointed by the Governor, seven to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, seven to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, […]
§ 7A-507 – Ex officio members.
7A-507. Ex officio members. The following additional members shall serve ex officio: the Administrative Officer of the Courts; a representative of the N.C. State Bar appointed by the Council thereof; and a representative of the N.C. Bar Association appointed by the Board of Governors thereof. The Administrative Officer of the Courts has no vote. (1979, […]
§ 7A-508 – Duties.
7A-508. Duties. It shall be the duty of the Commission to make continuing studies of the structure, organization, jurisdiction, procedures and personnel of the Judicial Department and of the General Court of Justice and to make recommendations to the General Assembly for such changes therein as will facilitate the administration of justice. (1979, c. 1077, […]
§ 7A-509 – Chair; meetings; compensation of members.
7A-509. Chair; meetings; compensation of members. The Governor, after consultation with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, shall appoint a chair from the legislative members of the Commission. The term of the chair is two years, and the chair may be reappointed. The Commission shall meet at such times and places as the chair […]
§ 7A-510 – Supporting services.
7A-510. Supporting services. The Commission is authorized to contract for such professional and clerical services as are necessary in the proper performance of its duties. (1979, c. 1077, s. 1.)
§ 7A-577.1 – Recodified as § 7B-507.
7A-577.1. Recodified as 7B-507.
§ 7A-498.2 – Establishment of Office of Indigent Defense Services.
7A-498.2. Establishment of Office of Indigent Defense Services. (a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services, which is administered by the Director of Indigent Defense Services and includes the Commission on Indigent Defense Services and the Sentencing Services Program established in Article 61 of this Chapter, is created within the Administrative Office of the Courts. As […]
§ 7A-498.3 – (Effective until January 1, 2023) Responsibilities of Office of Indigent Defense Services.
7A-498.3. (Effective until January 1, 2023) Responsibilities of Office of Indigent Defense Services. (a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services shall be responsible for establishing, supervising, and maintaining a system for providing legal representation and related services in the following cases: (1) Cases in which an indigent person is subject to a deprivation of liberty […]