Resources for N.C. Superior Court Judges

past conferences

October 10-13, 2006 Conference Information: Program (PDF)

For more information contact Callie Barber or Jessica Smith or Jim Drennan

Conference Materials:

• Senior Residents’ Meeting by James C. Drennan 10/10/06 - PowerPoint
• PowerPoint:  Getting Started by Philip Young 10/10/06 - Book Recommendation (Teach Yourself Visually PowerPoint 2003 and Website Recommendation (PowerPoint 2003 Training at Microsoft, requires speakers)
• Criminal Law Update by Robert Farb 10/11/06 - PowerPoint and Case Summaries
• Cardiac Wellness by Dr. Michael A. Blazing, MD 10/11/06 - PowerPoint
• Opening and Closing Statements in Criminal Cases by Judge John W. Smith 10/11/06 - Outline and Discussion Problems with Answers
• Confronting the Confrontation Clause Objection: "Crawford v. Washington" Update by Jessica Smith 10/12/06 - E-Lecture and PowerPoint and Supplement and Forfeiture Paper
• Update on the Rural Courts Commission by Judge Kimberly S. Taylor 10/12/06 - Handout
• Affirmative Defenses: Collateral Estoppel & Res Judicata by Judge Lindsay R. Davis, Jr. 10/12/06 - PowerPoint and Paper and Case Studies
• Think Before You Speak:  Inappropriate Comments from the Bench by Paul Ross 10/12/06 - PowerPoint
• Legislative Update by James C. Drennan 10/12/06 - PowerPoint and N.C. Board of Ethics Newsletter
• Computer and Internet Tips and Resource Sites for Superior Court Judges by Judge Jay D. Hockenbury 10/12/06 - PowerPoint and Handout
• Jury Selection by Judge J. Gentry Caudill 10/12/06 - Handout
• Impeachment with Extrinsic Evidence by Judge Forrest Donald Bridges 10/12/06 - PowerPoint and Handout
• Communicating Effectively and Ethically with the Legislative Branch of Government by Judge Judson D. DeRamus, Jr. and Doug Heron 10/12/06 - PowerPoint and Outline and Advisory Opinions
• The Substantive Law of Attorney Malpractice in North Carolina by Jerry Parnell 10/13/06 - Paper: A Few Words about the Law of Attorney Professional Liability in North Carolina and David C. Pishko - PowerPoint and Paper: The Trial of a Legal Malpractice Case: Selected Practical Issues