GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1037
Short Title: Superior Court District 4. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Dixon, Cleveland, and Shepard (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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Referred to: |
Judiciary I |
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May 31, 2018
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.
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(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.