Brunswick County Courts adjust to new schedule following order from Chief Justice The Brunswick County Courthouse (Source: Brunswick County) By WECT Staff | December 14, 2020 at 10:52 AM EST - Updated December 14 at 10:52 AM
According to a press statement, “All Superior Court and District Court proceedings be scheduled or rescheduled for a date no sooner than January 15, 2021, unless:
The proceeding will be conducted remotely;
That the proceeding is necessary to preserve the right to due process of law (e.g., a first appearance or bond hearing, the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant, a probation hearing, a probable cause hearing, etc.);
The hearing is for the purpose of obtaining emergency relief (e.g., a domestic violence protection order, temporary restraining order, juvenile custody order, judicial consent to juvenile medical treatment order, civil commitment order, etc.); or