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NCAJ Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response & Update | March 18
Through April 30
In light of the increased fluidity of the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including Chief Justice Beasley’s recent orders regarding the closure of the majority of the state’s court system, the leadership of NCAJ has decided to suspend all in-person CLEs, meetings and events through April 30. Where possible, we will offer CLE programs and meetings via a digital format or Zoom conference call.
Please note that this decision immediately affects the status of the following NCAJ CLE programs, meetings and events:
- March 20: Executive Committee Meeting | This meeting will be held via Zoom conference call. Contact Courtney Jones with questions or concerns.
- April 3: Board of Governors Meeting | This meeting will be held via Zoom conference call. Contact Courtney Jones with questions or concerns.
- April 3: The 25th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable | This program will be moved to Convention 2020 in Wilmington and remain an in-person event.
- April 17: Land Condemnation 2020: You Don’t Miss Your Water–Practical Pointers for the Post-Map Act Cases Era | This program will be moved to August 2020 and remain an in-person event.
- April 17: Employment Law Section Social | This event is postponed indefinitely.
- April 23: Civil Rights Section Social at Clouds Brewing | This event is postponed indefinitely.
- April 24: Death Penalty 2020 | This program will be moved to August 13-14, 2020 and remain an in-person event.
As of today, all May programming and Convention 2020 (June 18-20 in Wilmington) are still on track to take place as scheduled. We are closely monitoring all official updates from the CDC and NCDHHS and will provide regular updates to all members as they become available.
All NCAJ Section, Division and Caucus leadership calls, trial debriefs, roundtables, etc. and NCAJ Committee Calls will continue as originally scheduled on Zoom.
The NCAJ staff has been working remotely since September 2019, as the former NCAJ building on Annapolis Drive is now up for sale. We do not anticipate any lapse in service from the staff in the coming weeks, as they are already well-equipped to continue to do their jobs from home.
- N.C. Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Response
- N.C. Judicial Branch COVID-19 Updates
- N.C. Industrial Commission Mediation Policy Updates
We appreciate your understanding during this time. Please take care of yourselves, your families and your communities.
Kimberly Crouch 
