§ 7A-133. Numbers of judges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties.

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§ 7A-133. Numbers of judges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties.

§ 7A‑133. Numbers ofjudges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, bycounties.

(a) (Effective untilJanuary 15, 2009) Each district court district shall have the numbers ofjudges as set forth in the following table:

District Judges County

‑

1 5 Camden

Currituck

Chowan

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 8 NewHanover

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 17 Wake

11 10 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 (partof Union

see subsection (b))

20C 2 (partof 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 19 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) (Contingentlyeffective January 15, 2009; see note for contingency regarding District 11) Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth inthe following table:

District Judges County

‑

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 NewHanover

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 (partof Union

see subsection (b))

20C 2 (partof 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.

(b) For district courtdistricts of less than a whole county, or with part or all of one county withpart of another, the composition of the district is as follows:

(1) District CourtDistrict 9 consists of Franklin and Granville Counties and the remainder ofVance County not in District Court District 9B.

(2) District CourtDistrict 9B consists of Warren County and East Henderson I, North Henderson I,North Henderson II, Middleburg, Townsville, and Williamsboro Precincts of VanceCounty.

(3) District CourtDistrict 20C consists of the remainder of Union County not in District CourtDistrict 20B.

(4) District CourtDistrict 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, Block2065; Tract 204.02: Block Group 2: Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block2004, Block 2005, Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010,Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block2017, Block 2018, Block 2023, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2026, Block 2027,Block 2028, Block 2029, Block 2030, Block 2031, Block 2032, Block 2033, Block2034; Block Group 3: Block 3000, Block 3003, Block 3004, Block 3005, Block3006, Block 3007, Block 3008, Block 3009, Block 3010, Block 3011, Block 3012,Block 3013, Block 3014, Block 3015, Block 3016, Block 3017, Block 3018, Block3019, Block 3020, Block 3021, Block 3022, Block 3023, Block 3024, Block 3025,Block 3026, Block 3027, Block 3028, Block 3029, Block 3030, Block 3031, Block3032, Block 3033, Block 3034, Block 3035, Block 3036, Block 3037, Block 3038,Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3041, Block 3042, Block 3043, Block 3044, Block3045, Block 3046, Block 3047; Block Group 4: Block 4035, Block 4054, Block4055; Precinct 02: Tract 205: Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block1002, 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, Block1023, Block 1037, Block 1038; Block Group 2: Block 2081, Block 2082, Block2092, 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, Block1021, Block 1022, Block 1023; Tract 204.01: Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2033, Block 2034,Block 2035, Block 2036, Block 2041, Block 2042, Block 2043, Block 2044, Block2045, Block 2056, Block 2063, Block 2999; Precinct 08, Precinct 09, Precinct10, Precinct 13, Precinct 23: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4051; Precinct25: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4036; Precinct 34, Precinct 36, Precinct 43of Union County.

Precinct boundaries as used inthis section for Vance County are those shown on maps on file with theLegislative Services Office on May 1, 1991, for Union County, are those shownon the Legislative Services Office's redistricting computer database on January1, 2005; and for other counties are those reported by the United States Bureauof the Census under Public Law 94‑171 for the 1990 Census in the IVTDVersion of the TIGER files.

(b1) The qualified votersof District Court District 11 shall elect all eight judges established for theDistrict in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside inJohnston County may be candidates for five of the judgeships, only persons whoreside in Harnett County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and onlypersons who reside in Lee County may be candidates for the remaining judgeship.

(b2) (For expirationdate, see note) The qualified voters of District Court District 13 shallelect all six judges established for the District in subsection (a) of thissection, but only persons who reside in Bladen County may be candidates for oneof those judgeships, only persons who reside in Columbus County may becandidates for one of those judgeships, and only persons who reside inBrunswick County may be candidates for two of those judgeships. The districtcourt judgeship established for residents of Bladen County by this subsectionshall be the judgeship currently held by Judge Phillips, who resides in BladenCounty. The district court judgeship established for residents of ColumbusCounty by this subsection shall be the judgeship currently held by Judge Jolly,who resides in Columbus County. The district court judgeships established forresidents of Brunswick County by this subsection shall be the judgeshipscurrently held by Judge Barefoot and Judge Warren, who reside in BrunswickCounty. Those judges' successors shall be elected for four‑year terms inthe 2008 general election. Candidates for the remaining judgeships in District13 may be residents of any county within the district.

(b2) (Contingentlyeffective on preclearance under the Voting Rights Act See Editor's note) Thequalified voters of District Court District 13 shall elect all six judgesestablished for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but onlypersons who reside in Bladen County may be candidates for one of thosejudgeships, only persons who reside in Columbus County may be candidates fortwo of those judgeships, and only persons who reside in Brunswick County may becandidates for three of those judgeships. These district court judgeships shallbe numbered and assigned for residency purposes as follows:

(1) Seat number one,established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be theseat currently held by Judge Barefoot.

(2) Seat number two,established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be theseat currently held by Judge Fairley.

(3) Seat number three,established for residents of Brunswick County by this section, shall be theseat currently held by Judge Warren.

(4) Seat number four,established for residents of Columbus County by this section, shall be the seatcurrently held by Judge Jolly.

(5) Seat number five,established for residents of Columbus County by this section, shall be the seatcurrently held by Judge Tyler.

(6) Seat number six,established for residents of Bladen County by this section, shall be the seatcurrently held by Judge Ussery.

(b3) The qualified votersof District Court District 22A shall elect all five judges established for theDistrict in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside inAlexander County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and only personswho reside in Iredell County may be candidates for three of the judgeships.

(b4) The qualified votersof District Court District 22B shall elect all six judges established for theDistrict in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside inDavie County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and only persons whoreside in Davidson County may be candidates for four of the judgeships.

(c) Each county shallhave the numbers of magistrates and additional seats of district court, as setforth in the following table:

Additional

Magistrates Seats of

County Min. Court

Camden 3

Chowan 3

Currituck 4

Dare 6

Gates 2

Pasquotank 5

Perquimans 3

Martin 4

Beaufort 5.05

Tyrrell 3

Hyde 3.5

Washington 4

Pitt 10.5 Farmville

Ayden

Craven 10 Havelock

Pamlico 3

Carteret 9

Sampson 7

Duplin 8

Jones 2

Onslow 11

NewHanover 11

Pender 4.8

Halifax 12 Roanoke

Rapids,

ScotlandNeck

Northampton 5.25

Bertie 5

Hertford 6

Nash 9 RockyMount

Edgecombe 7 RockyMount

Wilson 7

Wayne 9 MountOlive

Greene 4

Lenoir 7 LaGrange

Granville 7

Vance 6

Warren 3.5

Franklin 7

Person 4

Caswell 4

Wake 18.5 Apex,

Wendell,

Fuquay‑

Varina,

WakeForest

Harnett 10 Dunn

Johnston 11 Benson,

Clayton,

Selma

Lee 5.5

Cumberland 19

Bladen 5

Brunswick 9

Columbus 9.5 TaborCity

Durham 13

Alamance 12 Burlington

Orange 9 ChapelHill

Chatham 6 SilerCity

Scotland 5

Hoke 5

Robeson 15 Fairmont,

Maxton,

Pembroke,

RedSprings,

Rowland,

St.Pauls

Rockingham 9 Reidsville,

Eden,

Madison

Stokes 5

Surry 9 Mt.Airy

Guilford 24.4 HighPoint

Cabarrus 9 Kannapolis

Montgomery 5

Randolph 10 Liberty

Rowan 9

Stanly 6

Union 7

Anson 5

Richmond 6 Hamlet

Moore 6.5 Southern

Pines

Forsyth 15 Kernersville

Alexander 4

Davidson 10 Thomasville

Davie4

Iredell 9 Mooresville

Alleghany 2

Ashe 4

Wilkes 6

Yadkin 4

Avery 4

Madison 4

Mitchell 4

Watauga 5

Yancey 3

Burke 6.75

Caldwell 7

Catawba 10 Hickory

Mecklenburg 26.50

Gaston 17

Cleveland 8

Lincoln 6

Buncombe 15

Henderson 6.5

McDowell 4.5

Polk 4

Rutherford 7

Transylvania 4

Cherokee 4

Clay 2

Graham 2

Haywood 6.75 Canton

Jackson 5

Macon 3.5

Swain 3.75

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