GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2005

 

 

SESSION LAW 2006-96

SENATE BILL 1991

 

 

AN ACT to provide balance among the counties in the residency of district court judges in district court district 13 and to divide superior court district 13.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A-133 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(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 one of those judgeships, and only persons who reside in Brunswick County may be candidates for two of those judgeships. The district court judgeship established for residents of Bladen County by this subsection shall be the judgeship currently held by Judge Phillips, who resides in Bladen County. The district court judgeship established for residents of Columbus County by this subsection shall be the judgeship currently held by Judge Jolly, who resides in Columbus County. The district court judgeships established for residents of Brunswick County by this subsection shall be the judgeships currently held by Judge Barefoot and Judge Warren, who reside in Brunswick County. Those judges' successors shall be elected for four-year terms in the 2008 general election. Candidates for the remaining judgeships in District 13 may be residents of any county within the district."

SECTION 2.  G.S. 7A-41(a) reads as rewritten:

"(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            4A                               Duplin, Jones,                                    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

Vance, Warren

Third               9A                               Person, Caswell                                 1

Third               10A                             (part of Wake,                                    2

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, Lee                                       1

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             13 13A                       Bladen, Brunswick,                           2 1

Columbus

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                             Scotland, Hoke                                  1

Fourth             16B                             Robeson                                             2

Fifth                17A                             Rockingham                                       2

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

Fifth                19D                             Moore                                                1

Sixth               20A                             Anson, Richmond,                             2

Stanly

Sixth               20B                             Union                                                  1

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               22                                Alexander, Davidson,                        3

Davie, Iredell

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, Rutherford                     1

Eighth             29B                             Henderson, Polk, Transylvania         1

Eighth             30A                             Cherokee, Clay,                                 1

Graham, Macon, Swain

Eighth             30B                             Haywood, Jackson                             1."

SECTION 3.  The superior court judgeship established for District 13A by Section 2 of this act shall be filled by the judge currently serving District 13 who resides in Bladen or Columbus County, who shall serve until the expiration of that judge's current term.

SECTION 4.  The superior court judgeship established for District 13B by Section 2 of this act shall be filled by the judge currently serving District 13 who resides in Brunswick County, who shall serve until the expiration of that judge's current term.


SECTION 5.  Section 5 of this act becomes effective October 1, 2006.  Section 1 of this act becomes effective October 1, 2006, or the date upon which Section 1 of this act is approved under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, whichever is later.  Sections 2, 3, and 4 of this act become effective October 1, 2006, or the date upon which Section 2 of this act is approved under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, whichever is later.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of June, 2006.

 

 

                                                                    s/ Charlie S. Dannelly

                                                                         Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate

 

 

                                                                    s/ James B. Black

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

 

This bill having been presented to the Governor for his signature on the 30th day of June, 2006 and the Governor having failed to approve it within the time prescribed by law, the same is hereby declared to have become a law.

This 11th day of July 2006

 

 

                                                                    s/ Anthony M. Donaldson, Jr.

                                                                         Enrolling Clerk