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**This post was written by my colleague Phil Dixon. You can reach Phil at dixon@sog.unc.edu In response to the opioid crisis, North Carolina passed several protections designed to alleviate some […]

The School of Government is seeking to hire a full-time Legal Research Associate. The Legal Research Associate will be responsible for performing legal research, analysis, and writing to support faculty […]

The School of Government and the North Carolina Judicial College are excited to announce the addition of Melanie Crenshaw to the faculty. Melanie joined the School in August 2022 and […]

This post was written by my SOG colleague Phil Dixon. You can reach Phil at dixon@sog.unc.edu Lately I have received a number of questions relating to whether it is appropriate […]

We wish we were singing Hello Dolly but, as you may have heard, Dolly Whiteside, longtime Chief Special Counsel with the Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS) retired on March 31 after FORTY-THREE YEARS of public service. In her work, Dolly focused primarily on civil commitment, incompetency, and guardianship matters. She has been a tireless advocate, not only for the people whose lives are at stake in those proceedings, but also for the hardworking and dedicated attorneys who represent them. Dolly has been a valued partner to our Public Defense Education team at the School of Government, always willing to lend her expertise and insight when answering legal questions and collaborating on countless educational programs over the years. We will miss her tremendously. Dolly, enjoy retirement—you have more than earned it—but please come back and say Hello.

As sad as we are to see Dolly go, we are equally excited about the appointment of Chad Perry as Chief Special Counsel at IDS. Chad spent close to a decade working as an assistant public defender in Durham County, where he represented clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies as well as clients in civil commitment and youth drug treatment courts. Chad also served as an attorney with the Office of the Inspector General and with the Social Security Administration’s Appeals Council. Most recently, Chad represented respondents in commitment hearings in Wake County for the Office of Special Counsel.

READ POST "Goodbye Dolly, Hello Chad (April 25, 2022)"

Today is GiveUNC, the University’s annual day of giving. As Dean Mike Smith is set to step down as Dean at the end of this year, today we are celebrating […]

Today is GiveUNC, the University’s annual day of giving. As Dean Mike Smith is set to step down as Dean at the end of this year, today we are celebrating […]

Begin reading this post by standing up. Remain standing if you have worked in a position that has required you to interact directly and regularly with members of the public […]

It is a new year, and there are new rules for determining the term of office for a district court judge appointed to fill a vacancy. First, some background. Judicial vacancies […]

This is the last blog post of 2021 and a goodbye to another year of transitions. COVID is still with us, requiring us to be flexible and ever changing as […]