Criminal Justice Section
It Would be Criminal to Miss It: The NCBA Criminal Justice Section’s Annual CLE!
Are you a criminal justice practitioner in state courts? How about in federal courts? Perhaps both? Do you have questions about how to manage the vast amounts…
2026 Wade M. Smith Award Recipient, Cynthia P. Black, Retired Cumberland County Chief Public Defender
The Criminal Justice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association is pleased to announce that retired Cumberland County Chief Public Defender Cynthia Black…
2026 Peter S. Gilchrist III Award Recipient Connie Jordan, Retired Assistant District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 6
The Criminal Justice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association is pleased to announce that retired Assistant District Attorney Connie Jordan has been…
North Carolina Traffic Law For New Attorneys
Few attorneys enter law school dreaming of being traffic lawyers, yet traffic cases form a large portion of daily district court practice across North…
2025 Summer Internship Scholarship Recipient Spotlight Series: Meet Aaliyah LeCompte
Aaliyah LeCompte is a second-year law student at North Carolina Central University School of Law (“NCCU Law”). Her passion for serving others began even…
2025 Summer Internship Scholarship Recipient Spotlight Series: Meet Aleah Wordsworth
Aleah Wordsworth is a third-year law student at the University of North Carolina School of Law. She is deeply committed to public service and dedicated to…
Shaping Tomorrow: Meet the 2025 Summer Internship Scholarship Recipients
Over the next coming weeks, the Criminal Justice Blog will feature several outstanding recipients of the NCBA’s 2025 Annual Summer Internship Scholarship.…
2025 Summer Internship Scholarship Recipient Spotlight Series: Meet Liz Sharpe
Elizabeth “Liz” Sharpe is a second-year law student at Campbell Law School in Raleigh. Liz has long believed in the power of government to make a…
My Summer With North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services: A Reflection on Public Service Law
This summer, I had the privilege of working with North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services (NCPLS), an organization committed to providing legal assistance to…
A Look Into My Internship With the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission
Working as an intern at the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, I’ve had the unique opportunity to contribute to the critical work of investigating…