North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter D - RULES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Section .2500 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE CRIMINAL LAW SPECIALTY › Section 01D .2508 - STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LAW

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Each applicant for certification as a specialist in
					 juvenile delinquency law shall meet the minimum standards set forth in Rule
					 .1720 of this subchapter. In addition, each applicant shall meet the following
					 standards for certification:
(a)
				  Licensure and Practice - An applicant shall be licensed and in good standing to
				  practice law in North Carolina as of the date of the application. During the
				  period of certification an applicant shall continue to be licensed and in good
				  standing to practice law in North Carolina.
(b) Substantial Involvement - An applicant
				  shall affirm to the board that the applicant has experience through substantial
				  involvement in the practice of juvenile delinquency law.
(1) Substantial involvement shall mean during
				  the five years immediately preceding the application, the applicant devoted an
				  average of at least 400 hours a year to the practice of juvenile delinquency
				  law, but not less than 100 hours in any one year. "Practice" shall mean
				  substantive legal work, specifically including representation of juveniles or
				  the state in juvenile delinquency court, done primarily for the purpose of
				  providing legal advice or representation, or a practice equivalent.
(2) "Practice equivalent" shall mean:
(A) Service for one year or more as a state
				  district court judge responsible for presiding over juvenile delinquency court
				  for 250 hours each year may be substituted for one year of experience to meet
				  the five-year requirement set forth in Rule .2508(b)(1) above;
(B) Service on or participation in the
				  activities of local, state, or national civic, professional or government
				  organizations that promote juvenile justice may be used to meet the requirement
				  set forth in Rule .2508(b)(1) but not to exceed 100 hours for any year during
				  the five years.
(C) Service as a
				  law professor in a juvenile delinquency legal clinic at an accredited law
				  school may be used to meet the requirement set forth in Rule
				  .2508(b)(1).
(D) The practice of
				  state criminal law may be used to meet the requirement set forth in Rule
				  .2508(b)(1) but not to exceed 100 hours for any year during the five years.
				  "Practice of state criminal law" shall mean substantive legal work representing
				  adults or the state in the state's criminal district and superior
				  courts.
(3) An applicant
				  shall also demonstrate substantial involvement during the five years prior to
				  application unless otherwise noted by providing information that demonstrates
				  the applicant's significant juvenile delinquency court experience such as:
(A) Representation of juveniles or the state
				  during the applicant's entire legal career in juvenile delinquency hearings
				  concluded by disposition;
(B)
				  Representation of juveniles or the state in juvenile delinquency felony
				  cases;
(C) Court appearances in
				  other substantive juvenile delinquency proceedings in juvenile court;
(D) Representation of juveniles or the state
				  through transfer to adult court; and
(E) Representation of juveniles or the state
				  in appeals of juvenile delinquency decisions.