Special Topic Seminar for District Court Judges

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Special Topic Seminar for District Court Judges

Chapel Hill, NC
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April 9 - 11, 2025

The Special Topic Seminar for District Court Judges will be held April 9-11, 2025, at the School of Government in Chapel Hill. The topic for this year’s seminar is Child Custody. Specific topics for discussion will include determining best interest, creating parenting plans, jurisdiction issues and grandparent claims. There also will be discussion of management of custody cases and enforcement issues.

Course Schedule: Class will begin at 12:15pm on Wednesday, April 9 and adjourn at 12:15 pm on Friday, April 11.

Course Location: This course will be held in-person at the School of Government, in Chapel Hill. There will not be an online option available for this course.

Who may attend: This course is open to any District Court Judge. Individual judges will be allowed to register themselves following the same process we use for all other programs.
(In previous years Chief Judges have been asked to designate attendees from each district and the number of attendees from each district was limited. That will not be necessary this year.)

If you are an Emergency Judge and would like to attend, please contact Ragan Oakley (ragan.r.oakley@nccourts.org). We reserve spots each year at the Special Topic Seminar for Emergency Judges. Ragan Oakley makes the decision on who will be assigned to attend.

The registration deadline is March 20, 2025.

Additional information

This course is open to any District Court Judge. Emergency District Court Judges should request approval from Ragan Oakley at the AOC prior to registering.

CJE

13.00 hrs

Chapel Hill, NC
Dates
April 9 - 11, 2025

LocationUNC School of Government
400 South Road
Knapp-Sanders Building
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

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Class size (max.)90

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Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.

Materials from previous offerings of Special Topic Seminar for District Court Judges can be found on the District Court Judges website.

Online resources can be found here: https://www.sog.unc.edu/resource-series/special-topic-seminar-district-court-judges-child-custody-online-materials

For all registration questions, resetting passwords, or login issues please contact:

Dale Zuckert

Assistant Registrar

919.966.4414

registration@sog.unc.edu

For questions regarding course details, including location, schedule, materials, and continuing education credits, please contact:

Karli Wilson

Program Manager, Courts Group

kwilson@sog.unc.edu

Lead Faculty

Cheryl D. Howell

Albert Coates Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government

howell@sog.unc.edu