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Laws of North Carolina (Last Updated: May 12, 2015) |
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Chapter7A. Judicial Department. |
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SubchapterIV. DISTRICT COURT DIVISIONOF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE |
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Article13. Creation and Organization of the District Court Division |
§7A-133. Numbers of judges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties
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(a) (Effective until January 1, 2015) Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:
District Judges County
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1 5 Camden
Chowan
Currituck
Dare
Gates
Pasquotank
Perquimans
2 4 Martin
Beaufort
Tyrrell
Hyde
Washington
3A 5 Pitt
3B 6 Craven
Pamlico
Carteret
4 8 Sampson
Duplin
Jones
Onslow
5 9 New Hanover
Pender
6A 3 Halifax
6B 3 Northampton
Bertie
Hertford
7 7 Nash
Edgecombe
Wilson
8 6 Wayne
Greene
Lenoir
9 4 Granville
(part of Vance
see subsection (b))
Franklin
9A 2 Person
Caswell
9B 2 Warren
(part of Vance
see subsection (b))
10 19 Wake
11 11 Harnett
Johnston
Lee
12 10 Cumberland
13 6 Bladen
Brunswick
Columbus
14 7 Durham
15A 4 Alamance
15B 5 Orange
Chatham
16A 3 Scotland
Hoke
16B 5 Robeson
17A 3 Rockingham
17B 4 Stokes
Surry
18 14 Guilford
19A 4 Cabarrus
19B 7 Montgomery
Moore
Randolph
19C 5 Rowan
20A 4 Stanly
Anson
Richmond
20B 1 (part of Union
see subsection (b))
20C 2 (part of Union
see subsection (b))
20D 1 Union
21 10 Forsyth
22A 5 Alexander
Iredell
22B 6 Davidson
Davie
23 4 Alleghany
Ashe
Wilkes
Yadkin
24 4 Avery
Madison
Mitchell
Watauga
Yancey
25 9 Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
26 21 Mecklenburg
27A 7 Gaston
27B 5 Cleveland
Lincoln
28 7 Buncombe
29A 3 McDowell
Rutherford
29B 4 Henderson
Polk
Transylvania
30 6 Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Haywood
Jackson
Macon
Swain.
(a) (Effective January 1, 2015) Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:
District Judges County
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1 5 Camden
Chowan
Currituck
Dare
Gates
Pasquotank
Perquimans
2 4 Martin
Beaufort
Tyrrell
Hyde
Washington
3A 5 Pitt
3B 6 Craven
Pamlico
Carteret
4 8 Sampson
Duplin
Jones
Onslow
5 9 New Hanover
Pender
6 4 Northampton
Bertie
Hertford
Halifax
7 7 Nash
Edgecombe
Wilson
8 6 Wayne
Greene
Lenoir
9 4 Granville
(part of Vance
see subsection (b))
Franklin
9A 2 Person
Caswell
9B 2 Warren
(part of Vance
see subsection (b))
10 19 Wake
11 11 Harnett
Johnston
Lee
12 10 Cumberland
13 6 Bladen
Brunswick
Columbus
14 7 Durham
15A 4 Alamance
15B 5 Orange
Chatham
16A 6 Scotland
Hoke
Anson
Richmond
16B 5 Robeson
17A 3 Rockingham
17B 4 Stokes
Surry
18 14 Guilford
19A 4 Cabarrus
19B 7 Montgomery
Moore
Randolph
19C 5 Rowan
20A 2 Stanly
20B 1 (part of Union
see subsection (b))
20C 2 (part of Union
see subsection (b))
20D 1 Union
21 11 Forsyth
22A 5 Alexander
Iredell
22B 6 Davidson
Davie
23 4 Alleghany
Ashe
Wilkes
Yadkin
24 4 Avery
Madison
Mitchell
Watauga
Yancey
25 9 Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
26 21 Mecklenburg
27A 7 Gaston
27B 5 Cleveland
Lincoln
28 7 Buncombe
29A 3 McDowell
Rutherford
29B 4 Henderson
Polk
Transylvania
30 6 Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Haywood
Jackson
Macon
Swain.
(b) For district court districts of less than a whole county, or with part or all of one county with part of another, the composition of the district is as follows:
(1) District Court District 9 consists of Franklin and Granville Counties and the remainder of Vance County not in District Court District 9B.
(2) District Court District 9B consists of Warren County and East Henderson I, North Henderson I, North Henderson II, Middleburg, Townsville, and Williamsboro Precincts of Vance County.
(3) District Court District 20C consists of the remainder of Union County not in District Court District 20B.
(4) District Court District 20B consists of Precinct 01: Tract 204.01: Block Group 2: Block 2040, Block 2057, Block 2058, Block 2060, Block 2061, Block 2062, Block 2064, Block 2065; Tract 204.02: Block Group 2: Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018, Block 2023, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2026, Block 2027, Block 2028, Block 2029, Block 2030, Block 2031, Block 2032, Block 2033, Block 2034; Block Group 3: Block 3000, Block 3003, Block 3004, Block 3005, Block 3006, Block 3007, Block 3008, Block 3009, Block 3010, Block 3011, Block 3012, Block 3013, Block 3014, Block 3015, Block 3016, Block 3017, Block 3018, Block 3019, Block 3020, Block 3021, Block 3022, Block 3023, Block 3024, Block 3025, Block 3026, Block 3027, Block 3028, Block 3029, Block 3030, Block 3031, Block 3032, Block 3033, Block 3034, Block 3035, Block 3036, Block 3037, Block 3038, Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3041, Block 3042, Block 3043, Block 3044, Block 3045, Block 3046, Block 3047; Block Group 4: Block 4035, Block 4054, Block 4055; Precinct 02: Tract 205: Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1006, Block 1007, Block 1009, Block 1010, Block 1011, Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1016, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1019, Block 1020, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023, Block 1037, Block 1038; Block Group 2: Block 2081, Block 2082, Block 2092, Block 2099, Block 2100, Block 2101, Block 2102; Tract 206: Block Group 3: Block 3036, Block 3038, Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3048; Block Group 4: Block 4053; Precinct 03, Precinct 04, Precinct 06: Tract 202.02: Block Group 1: Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023; Tract 204.01: Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2033, Block 2034, Block 2035, Block 2036, Block 2041, Block 2042, Block 2043, Block 2044, Block 2045, Block 2056, Block 2063, Block 2999; Precinct 08, Precinct 09, Precinct 10, Precinct 13, Precinct 23: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4051; Precinct 25: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4036; Precinct 34, Precinct 36, Precinct 43 of Union County.
Precinct boundaries as used in this section for Vance County are those shown on maps on file with the Legislative Services Office on May 1, 1991, for Union County, are those shown on the Legislative Services Office's redistricting computer database on January 1, 2005; and for other counties are those reported by the United States Bureau of the Census under Public Law 94-171 for the 1990 Census in the IVTD Version of the TIGER files.
(b1) The qualified voters of District Court District 11 shall elect all eight judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Johnston County may be candidates for five of the judgeships, only persons who reside in Harnett County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and only persons who reside in Lee County may be candidates for the remaining judgeship.
(b2) The qualified voters of District Court District 13 shall elect all six judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Bladen County may be candidates for one of those judgeships, only persons who reside in Columbus County may be candidates for two of those judgeships, and only persons who reside in Brunswick County may be candidates for three of those judgeships. These district court judgeships shall be numbered and assigned for residency purposes as follows:
(1) Seat number one, established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Barefoot.
(2) Seat number two, established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Fairley.
(3) Seat number three, established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Warren.
(4) Seat number four, established for residents of Columbus County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Jolly.
(5) Seat number five, established for residents of Columbus County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Tyler.
(6) Seat number six, established for residents of Bladen County by this section, shall be the seat currently held by Judge Ussery.
(b3) The qualified voters of District Court District 22A shall elect all five judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Alexander County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and only persons who reside in Iredell County may be candidates for three of the judgeships.
(b4) The qualified voters of District Court District 22B shall elect all six judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Davie County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and only persons who reside in Davidson County may be candidates for four of the judgeships.
(c) Each county shall have the numbers of magistrates and additional seats of district court, as set forth in the following table:
Additional
Magistrates Seats of
County Min. Court
Camden 3
Chowan 3
Currituck 3
Dare 4
Gates 2
Pasquotank 4
Perquimans 3
Martin 3
Beaufort 4
Tyrrell 3
Hyde 3.5
Washington 3
Pitt 10.5 Farmville
Ayden
Craven 8 Havelock
Pamlico 3
Carteret 6
Sampson 5
Duplin 4
Jones 2
Onslow 11
New Hanover 11
Pender 3.8
Halifax 7 Roanoke
Rapids,
Scotland Neck
Northampton 3
Bertie 3
Hertford 3
Nash 9 Rocky Mount
Edgecombe 7 Rocky Mount
Wilson 7
Wayne 9 Mount Olive
Greene 3
Lenoir 7 La Grange
Granville 5
Vance 6
Warren 3
Franklin 4
Person 4
Caswell 3
Wake 18.5 Apex,
Wendell,
Fuquay-
Varina,
Wake Forest
Harnett 8 Dunn
Johnston 10 Benson,
Clayton,
Selma
Lee 5
Cumberland 19
Bladen 3
Brunswick 8
Columbus 5 Tabor City
Durham 13
Alamance 12 Burlington
Orange 7 Chapel Hill
Chatham 4 Siler City
Scotland 5
Hoke 3
Robeson 12 Fairmont,
Maxton,
Pembroke,
Red Springs,
Rowland,
St. Pauls
Rockingham 7 Reidsville,
Eden,
Madison
Stokes 3
Surry 6 Mt. Airy
Guilford 24.4 High Point
Cabarrus 9 Kannapolis
Montgomery 3
Randolph 9 Liberty
Rowan 9
Stanly 5
Union 7
Anson 3
Richmond 5 Hamlet
Moore 5 Southern
Pines
Forsyth 15 Kernersville
Alexander 3
Davidson 8 Thomasville
Davie 3
Iredell 9 Mooresville
Alleghany 2
Ashe 3
Wilkes 6
Yadkin 3
Avery 3
Madison 3
Mitchell 3
Watauga 4
Yancey 3
Burke 5.6
Caldwell 6
Catawba 10 Hickory
Mecklenburg 26.50
Gaston 17
Cleveland 7
Lincoln 5
Buncombe 15
Henderson 6.5
McDowell 3
Polk 3
Rutherford 6
Transylvania 3
Cherokee 3
Clay 2
Graham 2
Haywood 5 Canton
Jackson 3
Macon 3
Swain 3