All 100 North Carolina Counties Implement eCourts System
Today, the North Carolina Administrative Offices of Courts announced that all 100 counties across North Carolina are officially live on the eCourts system. By October 13th, 2025, court records in every county will be accessible online.
“Saving North Carolinians countless trips to the courthouse and expanding access to court records through convenient online services was the foremost priority, and proud legacy, of the eCourts conversion,” said NCAOC Director Ryan S. Boyce. “Online court records are a vital resource for millions of people in our state seeking access to justice. The Judicial Branch is grateful for the hard work of judicial officials, courthouse staff, and partners across North Carolina to implement this historic transformation.”
For the last two centuries, court users were required to file documents on paper and could only search court records at the courthouse during business hours. The eCourts conversion allows the public to file and access court records at any time. The system connected every North Carolina county to a unified system of web applications for all case types.
Law enforcement uses the system across the state, supporting more than 47,000 combined registered users of the eWarrants and Enforcement Mobile applications. Additionally, the system supports automatic criminal data sharing with public safety infrastructure, including the Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services applications. Every day, state law enforcement, sheriffs, and police use this system to issue citations, serve orders for arrest, and execute warrants.
Over 5 million searches are performed by the public through this system, saving countless trips to the Courthouse. This system is supported by a large network of IT and software professionals from the NCAOC that supports the eCourts transition through training, on-site assistance, remote monitoring, and help desk response.
The eCourts conversion also launched Guide & File, a user-assisted interview tool that helps the public complete and submit common legal filings. North Carolinians have created more than 120,000 Guide & File digital documents since launch.
The eCourts conversion delivered a range of transformative improvements that enhance efficiency and transparency in the justice system:
24/7 online access to court records, case events, and eFiling
Reduced travel, in-person appointments, and courthouse congestion
Standardized statewide business processes and electronic workflows
Enhanced cybersecurity, data recovery, and digital storage capacity
Robust business continuity for times of natural disaster and pandemic
Streamlined judicial access to cases, calendars, and dockets from anywhere
Real-time public safety integration with law enforcement systems
Millions of paper documents and forms replaced with digital versions
Enhanced wireless networks, bandwidth, and local equipment
