CARTHAGE — Local courts face significant backlogs in pending cases, so district attorneys are getting creative. For the third year in a row, Moore County District Attorney Mike Hardin worked with the District Court to tackle 73 DWI cases that had been pending for more than a year. The special weeklong court session, running from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2023, saw two courtrooms running full-tilt to bring 38 cases to a conclusion, with DA Hardin's team racking up an 89 percent conviction rate. The session, focusing on cases from November 2022 and earlier, was part of a broader effort…