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Rule 21 - ABUSE NEGELECT AND DEPENDENCY CASES
Rule 21.8 - Judge Assignment/Scheduling

N.C. R. Prac. Super. & Dist. Ct. 21.8

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Rule 21.8 - Judge Assignment/Scheduling

All Juvenile Civil Cases shall be individually assigned to a presiding juvenile court judge as follows: A/N/D - When a petition is filed alleging abuse, neglect and/or dependency, the case shall be set for adjudication at a date approximately 60 days from the date of filing.

Prior Assignment: When a petition is filed in a case that has been previously assigned to a judge, that judge will continue as the assigned juvenile court judge and the case shall be set for adjudication at a date assigned to that judge approximately 60 days from the date of filing.

A/N/D First Appearance/ Non-Secure Hearings: The case shall be set within seven calendar days for a first non-secure hearing or for a first appearance if no non-secure order is issued. Dates shall also be set at filing for a second non-secure hearing and a third non-secure hearing/pre-adjudication conference. Sibling cases should be assigned to the same judge.

TPR: When a petition or motion is filed in a pending action alleging termination of parental rights, it shall be scheduled for the assigned judge's juvenile session not more than 90 days from the date of filing. When a petition for termination of parental rights is filed in a new action, it shall be scheduled within 90 days and assigned to the juvenile judge scheduled for that session.

A) TPR First Appearance/Pre-trial Conference: At the time of filing, the case shall be set within seven calendar days for first appearance and 4 weeks prior to the adjudication date for pre-trial conference.
B) DSS shall include with each filing a schedule of hearings as set out above to be served on the respondent and provisional counsel and to allow the clerk to enter court dates into the case management system. Said schedule shall also indicate the assigned judge based on the date for adjudication.
C) Requests for reassignment shall be directed to the Chief District Court Judge. If a judge recuses him/herself, the case will be reassigned in the courtroom and appropriately rescheduled.

N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 21.8

Adopted December 21, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.