The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the state's intermediate appellate court, consisting of 15 judges who review trial court proceedings for errors of law or legal procedure. They decide questions of law and ensure the correct application of the law by trial courts. The Court of Appeals handles the majority of civil and criminal cases appealed from the Superior and District courts, except for capital murder appeals with the death penalty, which go directly to the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Judges are elected and serve eight-year terms, with a Chief Judge designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeals provides various services, including slip opinions filed by the judges, calendars of oral arguments, searchable dockets and orders, eFiling and Document Library for case information, advance sheets and PDF volumes of opinions, and a legal standards database. They also offer mediation for cases pending before the Court of Appeals and publish court rules and opinions through the Appellate Reporter. The Court of Appeals building has a rich history since its opening in 1913, and they also conduct educational programs like the North Carolina Summer Appellate Seminar for law students and the Constitutional Academy for High School Students.
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