Managing in North Carolina

ORIENTATION FOR NEW CITY AND COUNTY MANAGERS

NC State Courts

North Carolina has a unified system of state courts. There are no local courts in this state, although each county maintains a courthouse. The voters in each county elect a clerk of court, although this is a state office, rather than an office of county government. In fact, most court personnel are state employees in North Carolina, although counties provide the bailiffs or other security personnel.

• For an overview of NC courts see Article 36: The Courts in the School of Government publication, County and Municipal Government in North Carolina.
• Current information on courts in North Carolina is available on the state courts website.