Bill Summary for H 717 (2017-2018)
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AN ACT TO REVISE THE JUDICIAL DIVISIONS; TO MAKE CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF COUNTIES TO THE SUPERIOR COURT, DISTRICT COURT, AND PROSECUTORIAL DISTRICTS; TO CLARIFY LISTING OF JUDICIAL SEATS ON THE BALLOT; AND TO LIMIT ROTATION OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES TO SIX MONTHS PER YEAR.Intro. by Burr, Stone, Destin Hall, Millis.
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Amends GS 7A-41 (Superior court divisions and districts; judges) as follows.
Within subsection (a):
Splits Superior Court District 3A (Pitt County) into districts 3A1 and 3A2 (each consisting of part of Pitt County), with one judge each.
Creates new district 12D (part of Cumberland County), with one judge, and reduces the number of judges for district 12C (part of Cumberland County) from two judges to one judge.
Creates new districts 14C and 14D (each part of Durham County), with one judge each, and reduces the number of judges for judicial district 14B (part of Durham County) from three judges to one judge.
Splits district 28 (Buncombe County) into districts 28A and 28B (each consisting of all of Buncombe County), with one judge each.
Within subsection (b):
Provides for new districts 3A1 and 3A2 (Pitt County), 14C and 14D (Durham County), 28A and 28B (Buncombe County) specifying that they each have one judge.
Deletes the descriptions of the following district boundaries: 5A, 5B, and 5C (currently, New Hanover County. The bill deletes the county designation from the descriptions of these districts); 12A, 12B, and 12C (Cumberland County, retains the county designation but deletes the specified composition); 14B (Durham County, retains the county designation but deletes the specified composition); 18A, 18B, 18C, 18D, and 18E (Guilford County, retains the county designation but deletes the specified composition); 21A, 21B, 21C, and 21D (Forsyth County, retains the county designation but deletes the specified composition); 26A, 26B, and 26C (Mecklenburg County retains the county designation but deletes the specified composition).
Effective January 1, 2019, and directs elections in 2018 and thereafter to be held accordingly.