Bill Text: NC S1408 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

North Carolina Senate Bill 1408 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Divide Superior Court District 13B

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-26 - Ref To Com On Judiciary I [S1408 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2010-S1408-Amended.html

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

S 1

SENATE BILL 1408

Short Title: Divide Superior Court District 13B.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Soles.
Referred to:	Judiciary I.

May 26, 2010

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to divide superior court district 13B into districts 13B and 13C.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. 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, 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

(part of Brunswick,

see subsection (b))

Fourth 13C (part of Brunswick, 1

see subsection (b))

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

Stanley

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."

SECTION 2. G.S. 7A‑41(b) is amended by adding two new subdivisions to read:

"(29) Superior Court District 13B consists of the Brunswick County precincts of Leland, Woodburn, Belville, Southport #1, Southport #2, Oak Island #1, Oak Island #2, Oak Island #3, Mosquito, Bolivia, Secession #1, and Boiling Springs Lakes. It has one judge.

"(30) Superior Court District 13C consists of the Brunswick County precincts of Hood Creek, Town Creek, Supply, Secession #2, Shallotte, Frying Pan, Grissettown, Shingletree #1, Shingletree #2, Waccamaw, and Longwood. It has one judge."

SECTION 3.(a) The superior court judgeship established by Section 1 of this act for District 13B shall be filled by the superior court judge from current District 13B who resides in that portion of Brunswick County established as the new District 13B under G.S. 7A‑41(b) as amended by Section 2 of this act. That judge's successor shall be elected in the 2018 general election.

SECTION 3.(b) The superior court judgeship established by Section 1 of this act for District 13C shall be filled by appointment of the Governor to serve a term expiring December 31, 2012. That judge's successor shall be elected in the 2012 general election.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of one hundred twenty‑four thousand four hundred twenty‑one dollars ($124,421) for the 2010‑2011 fiscal year to implement the provisions of this act.

SECTION 5. This act becomes effective January 15, 2011.