Judicial Performance Evaluation
Article Date: Wednesday, April 01, 2009
The Judicial Performance Evaluation Program of the North Carolina Bar
Association, or JPE, strives to enhance the performance and increase the
accountability of North Carolina trial judges. This groundbreaking endeavor has
also been designed to provide trial judges with constructive feedback for
improvement and to inform the electorate before each general election of the
evaluation rating of each trial judge on the ballot as either “qualified” or
“not qualified.”
JPE participants will encounter the following options upon accessing the
survey:
- County
- Judicial District
- Judge’s Name
- Superior Court or District Court
Participants are encouraged to evaluate each judge whom they have appeared
before and/or observed enough times to form a valid assessment. To ensure
quality, only one survey per respondent per judge will be accepted.
JPE Passwords will be provided electronically to NCBA members and non-member
attorneys for whom e-mail addresses are accessible via their respective
bar-related groups. JPE Passwords are also being provided electronically to
North Carolina district attorneys, assistant district attorneys and public
defenders. Other non-member attorneys who wish to participate, and members of
the aforementioned organizations and offices who have not received JPE Password
notification, should e-mail brody@wsu.edu to
acquire their JPE Password.
Quick Links to Additional JPE Information
- JPE 101: Judicial Performance Evaluation Program FAQs
- Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee Roster
- JPE Pilot: Phase One Final Report
- JPE Pilot: Phase Two Final Report