GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL DRH30465-ST-72

Short Title:      Superior Court District 4.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Dixon, Cleveland, and Shepard (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to modify superior court district 4.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑41 reads as rewritten:

"§ 7A‑41.  Superior court divisions and districts; judges.

(a)        The counties of the State are organized into judicial divisions and superior court districts, and each superior court district has the counties, and the number of regular resident superior court judges set forth in the following table, and for districts of less than a whole county, as set out in subsection (b) of this section:

                              Superior

Judicial                  Court                                                                     No. of Resident

Division                 District                  Counties                                  Judges

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First                       1                            Camden, Chowan,                  2

                                                            Currituck,

                                                            Dare, Gates,

                                                            Pasquotank,

                                                            Perquimans

First                       2                            Beaufort, Hyde,                      1

                                                            Martin,

                                                            Tyrrell, Washington

First                       3A                         Pitt                                          2

Second                  3B                         Carteret, Craven,                     3

                                                            Pamlico

Second                  4A4                       Duplin, Jones, Onslow,           1

                                                            Sampson

Second 4B Onslow                                    1

Second                  5A                         (part of New Hanover,            1

                                                            part of Pender

                                                            see subsection (b))

                              5B                         (part of New Hanover,            1

                                                            part of Pender

                                                            see subsection (b))

                              5C                         (part of New Hanover,            1

                                                            see subsection (b))

First                       6A                         Halifax                                    1

First                       6B                         Bertie, Hertford,                     1

                                                            Northampton

First                       7A                         Nash                                        1

First                       7B                         (part of Wilson,                       1

                                                            part of Edgecombe,

                                                            see subsection (b))

First                       7C                         (part of Wilson,                       1

                                                            part of Edgecombe,

                                                            see subsection (b))

Second                  8A                         Lenoir and Greene                  1

Second                  8B                         Wayne                                     1

Third                     9                            Franklin, Granville,                 2

                                                            Person, Vance, Warren

Third                     10A                       (part of Wake,                         1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                     10B                       (part of Wake,                         2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                     10C                       (part of Wake,                         1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                     10D                       (part of Wake,                         1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                   11A                       Harnett,                                   1

                                                            Lee

Fourth                   11B                       Johnston                                  1

Fourth                   12A                       (part of Cumberland,              1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                   12B                       (part of Cumberland,              1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                   12C                       (part of Cumberland,              2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fourth                   13A                       Bladen, Columbus                   1

Fourth                   13B                       Brunswick                               1

Third                     14A                       (part of Durham,                     1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                     14B                       (part of Durham,                     3

                                                            see subsection (b))

Third                     15A                       Alamance                                2

Third                     15B                       Orange, Chatham                    2

Fourth                   16A                       Anson, Richmond,                  2

                                                            Scotland, Hoke

Fourth                   16B                       Robeson                                  2

Fifth                      17A                       Caswell, Rockingham             3

Fifth                      17B                       Stokes, Surry                           2

Fifth                      18A                       (part of Guilford,                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                      18B                       (part of Guilford,                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                      18C                       (part of Guilford,                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                      18D                       (part of Guilford,                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                      18E                        (part of Guilford,                    1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Sixth                      19A                       Cabarrus                                  1

Fifth                      19B                       Montgomery, Randolph         1

Sixth                      19C                       Rowan                                     1

Fourth                   19D                       Moore                                      1

Sixth                      20A                       Stanly                                      1

Sixth                      20B                       Union                                      2

Fifth                      21A                       (part of Forsyth,                      1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                      21B                       (part of Forsyth,                      1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                      21C                       (part of Forsyth,                      1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Fifth                      21D                       (part of Forsyth,                      1

                                                            see subsection (b))

Sixth                      22A                       Alexander, Iredell                   2

Sixth                      22B                       Davidson, Davie                     2

Fifth                      23                          Alleghany, Ashe,                    1

                                                            Wilkes, Yadkin

Eighth                   24                          Avery, Madison,                     2

                                                            Mitchell,

                                                            Watauga, Yancey

Seventh                 25A                       Burke, Caldwell                      2

Seventh                 25B                       Catawba                                  2

Seventh                 26A                       (part of Mecklenburg,             2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Seventh                 26B                       (part of Mecklenburg,             3

                                                            see subsection (b))

Seventh                 26C                       (part of Mecklenburg,             2

                                                            see subsection (b))

Seventh                 27A                       Gaston                                     2

Seventh                 27B                       Cleveland, Lincoln                  2

Eighth                   28                          Buncombe                               2

Eighth                   29A                       McDowell,                              1

                                                            Rutherford

Eighth                   29B                       Henderson, Polk,                     1

                                                            Transylvania

Eighth                   30A                       Cherokee, Clay,                      1

                                                            Graham, Macon,

                                                            Swain

Eighth                   30B                       Haywood, Jackson                  1.

…

(b1) The qualified voters of District 4 shall elect all judges established for District 4 in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Onslow County may be candidates for one of the judgeships and only persons who reside in Duplin, Jones, or Sampson County may be candidates for the remaining judgeship.

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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law, and elections in 2018 and thereafter shall be held accordingly.