N.C. R. Prac. Super. & Dist. Ct. 6

As amended through June 18, 2024

Rule 6 - Printed calendars

6.1 No less than ten (10) working days prior to such non-jury Administrative Week: session of Court, the District Attorney shall prepare and publish a calendar of case settings as described in Rule 3 above.

6.2 No less than ten (10) working days before cases are calendared for trial, the District Attorney shall publish the trial calendar. The trial calendar shall schedule the cases in the order in which the District Attorney anticipates they will be called for trial and should not contain cases that the District Attorney does not reasonably expect to be called for trial.

6.3 When multiple sessions of court are being held, the District Attorney may publish a trial calendar for each session of Court.

6.4 During a trial session of Court, the District Attorney, after calling the calendar and determining cases for pleas and other disposition, shall announce to the Court the order in which the District Attorney intends to call for trial the cases remaining on the calendar. Deviations from the announced order require approval by presiding Judge if the defendant whose case is called for trial objects; but the defendant may not object if all the cases scheduled to be heard before the defendant s case have been disposed of or delayed with the approval of the presiding Judge or by consent of the State and the defendant.

6.5 In the discretion of the presiding Judge, the order of cases for trial ma be varied to accommodate such factors as available court time and witness schedules.

6.6 In the event that previously scheduled court time in Civil Court becomes available for the trial cases, all parties are on notice that trials may be schedule in this civil courtroom without following the announced trial order.

6.7 A defendant and defense counsel shall be required to appear upon initial calling of the calendar during a jury session of Court. After the call of the calendar, the Court, in its discretion, upon motion by the defendant in open Court may place a defendant on stand-by.

6.8 The District Attorney, after consultation with the parties, shall schedule a new trial date for cases not reached during that session of Court.

6.9 Nothing in these rules shall be construed to affect the authority of the Court in the call of cases calendared for trial.

N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 6

Amended effective 8/15/2022.