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Court Calendar Reader

A test of whether translating a county's raw court calendar into plain-language session listings changes whether people actually show up.

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Scope
Reads publicly posted calendar data for pilot counties and produces a plain-language listing of session type, time, and courtroom. Does not access case-specific information and does not predict how long a case will take.
Status
In early research with two counties' calendar formats. No public-facing version exists yet; testing is limited to comparing extracted listings against the court's own posted calendar for accuracy.
Limits
It cannot tell you whether your specific case will be heard that day, does not account for calendar changes made after the listing was generated, and is not a substitute for confirming your court date with the clerk.
Method
Accuracy is measured by comparing each generated listing against the county's own posted calendar for the same date, sampled weekly. The comparison protocol and the discrepancy log are published in full.
Change log
2026-02-14Second pilot county added after the first county's calendar format changed mid-quarter without notice.
2026-01-05Discrepancy rate in the first month of sampling: 3 listings out of 212 did not match the posted calendar.
Cite as
N.C. Law Innovation Lab, Working Paper No. 1 (2026)