GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1487

Short Title:  Omnibus Courts Bill.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Holt and Gist.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 17, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS AND TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL COURT PERSONNEL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
INDIGENT PERSONS ATTORNEY FEE FUND
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two million three hundred seventy-three thousand four hundred thirty dollars ($2,373,430) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of two million five hundred seventy-five thousand eight hundred ninety dollars ($2,575,890) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for the Indigent Persons' Attorney Fee Fund.
NEW SUPREME COURT PERSONNEL
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of thirty-nine thousand seven hundred ninety-three dollars ($39,793) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish one new assistant supreme court librarian and the sum of forty thousand four hundred four dollars ($40,404) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the position established in the 1993-94 fiscal year.
NEW COURT OF APPEALS PERSONNEL
Sec. 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of thirty-one thousand seven hundred sixteen dollars ($31,716) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish one new appellate clerk and the sum of twenty-six thousand one hundred thirty dollars ($26,130) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the position established in the 1993-94 fiscal year.
NEW SUPERIOR COURT PERSONNEL
Sec. 4.  (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of one million five hundred eighty-four thousand three hundred sixty-five dollars ($1,584,365) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To establish eight new superior court judges - $927,656;
(2)	To establish eight new court reporters - $266,144;
(3)	To establish two new trial court administrators, three new court management assistants, five new judicial secretaries, and one new administrative assistant to a trial court administrator - $390,565.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two million nine hundred ninety-three thousand one hundred ninety-one dollars ($2,993,191) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To continue the positions established in the 1993-94 fiscal year - $1,522,430;
(2)	To establish eight new superior court judges - $933,056;
(3)	To establish eight new court reporters - $268,456;
(4)	To establish one new trial court administrator, three new court management assistants, and four new judicial secretaries - $269,249.
NEW DISTRICT COURT PERSONNEL
Sec. 5. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two million six hundred sixty-three thousand five hundred eighty-four dollars ($2,663,584) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To establish 25 new district court judges - $2,296,250;
(2)	To establish four new magistrates - $89,252;
(3)	To establish three new court reporters - $99,804;
(4)	To establish six new judicial secretaries - $178,278.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two million eight hundred twenty-five thousand two hundred fifty-eight dollars ($2,825,258) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To continue the positions established in the 1993-94 fiscal year - $2,635,007;
(2)	To establish four new magistrates - $89,580;
(3)	To establish three new court reporters - $100,671.
NEW JUVENILE SERVICES PERSONNEL
Sec. 6. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two million four hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred two dollars ($2,495,902) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish a total of 65 new positions and to provide for service contracts and training within the juvenile services division of the Administrative Office of the Courts, to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To establish one new chief court counsellor - $52,237;
(2)	To establish 38 new court counsellors - $1,270,948;
(3)	To establish 20 new intensive court counsellors - $671,183;
(4)	To establish one intensive supervision program manager - $49,129;
(5)	To establish five new juvenile services division secretaries - $122,405;
(6)	To provide for intensive supervision service contracts and division training - $330,000.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of three million three hundred ninety-eight thousand five hundred forty-eight dollars ($3,398,548) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To continue the positions established and the services provided in the 1993-94 fiscal year - $2,601,058;
(2)	To establish a total of 25 new positions within the juvenile services division of the Administrative Office of the Courts, as follows:
(i)	13 new court counsellors - $437,593;
(ii)	seven new intensive court counsellors - $235,627;
(iii)	five new juvenile services division secretaries - $124,270.
MAKE PERMANENT AND EXPAND THE EXISTING JUVENILE SERVICES TRANSPORTATION PILOT PROGRAM
Sec. 7.  In order to make permanent and to expand the existing juvenile services transportation pilot program in the Administrative Office of the Courts, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of five hundred forty-one thousand seven hundred fifty-four dollars ($541,754) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish 20 new transportation/detention officers within the juvenile services division of the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the sum of seven hundred ninety-five thousand seven hundred ninety-six dollars ($795,796) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the 20 new transportation/detention officers established in the 1993-94 fiscal year and to establish an additional eight new transportation/detention officers within the juvenile services division of the Administrative Office of the Courts in the 1994-95 fiscal year.
NEW DEPUTY CLERKS OF SUPERIOR COURT
Sec. 8.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of one million nine hundred seventy-seven thousand eight hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,977,885) for the 1993-94 fiscal year for 91 new deputy clerks of superior court and the sum of two million nine hundred fifty-seven thousand nine hundred forty-nine ($2,957,949) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the positions established in the 1993-94 fiscal year and for an additional 40 new deputy clerks of superior court in the 1994-95 fiscal year.
NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY PERSONNEL
Sec. 9. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two million five hundred sixty thousand nine hundred one dollars ($2,560,901) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To establish 33 new assistant district attorneys - $1,794,144;
(2)	To establish two new investigative assistants - $68,342;
(3)	To establish 20 new legal assistants - $556,620;
(4)	To establish five new victim-witness assistants - $141,795.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of three million eight hundred fifty-one thousand six hundred twelve dollars ($3,851,612) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To continue the positions established in the 1993-94 fiscal year - $2,640,665;
(2)	To establish 15 new assistant district attorneys - $816,105;
(3)	To establish 10 new legal assistants - $281,410;
(4)	To establish four new victim-witness assistants - $113,432.
NEW PUBLIC DEFENDER PERSONNEL
Sec. 10. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of five hundred sixteen thousand three hundred twenty-three dollars ($516,323) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To establish five new assistant public defenders - $271,325;
(2)	To establish two new investigators - $68,864;
(3)	To establish one new paralegal - $35,494;
(4)	To establish five new secretaries - $140,640.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of nine hundred thirty-six thousand seven hundred thirty-nine dollars ($936,739) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to be allocated for the following purposes:
(1)	To continue the positions established in the 1993-94 fiscal year - $522,729;
(2)	To establish 5 new assistant public defenders - $271,505;
(3)	To establish 5 new secretaries - $142,505.
NEW GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM PERSONNEL
Sec. 11. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department for transfer to the Indigent Persons' Attorney Fee Fund, Guardian Ad Litem Program, the sum of two million one hundred twenty-eight thousand five hundred sixty-four dollars ($2,128,564) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish 53 new Guardian Ad Litem Program staff positions.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department for transfer to the Indigent Persons' Attorney Fee Fund, Guardian Ad Litem Program, the sum of three million five hundred thirty-seven thousand two hundred thirty-nine dollars ($3,537,239) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the 53 new positions established in the 1993-94 fiscal year and to establish 25 additional new Guardian Ad Litem Program staff positions.
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS GENERAL ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL
Sec. 12. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of nine hundred seventy-six thousand five hundred ninety dollars ($976,590) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish a total of 20 new positions within the general administration section of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of nine hundred seventy-one thousand five hundred fifty-two dollars ($971,552) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the 20 new positions established in the 1993-94 fiscal year and to establish a total of two additional new positions within the general administration section of the Administrative Office of the Courts.
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE COURTS WAREHOUSE AND PRINTING SERVICE PERSONNEL
Sec. 13.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of twenty-two thousand sixty-six dollars ($22,066) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish one new position in the warehouse and print shop of the Administrative Office of the Courts and the sum of twenty-three thousand nine hundred eighty-five dollars ($23,985) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the position established in the 1993-94 fiscal year.
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT
Sec. 14. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of four million eight hundred eighty-four thousand nine hundred fifty-three dollars ($4,884,953) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish 21 1/2 new positions in the information services division of the Administrative Office of the Courts, and for new data processing equipment.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of four million eight hundred nineteen thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars ($4,819,234) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the 21 1/2 new positions established in the information services division of the Administrative Office of the Courts in the 1993-94 fiscal year, and for additional new data processing equipment.
EXPAND CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION MEDIATION PROGRAM
Sec. 15.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two hundred sixty-nine thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($269,150) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of four hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty-one dollars ($451,451) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the expansion of child custody mediation and arbitration program into additional judicial districts pursuant to G.S. 7A-494 and G.S. 7A-495.
EXPAND MANDATORY NONBINDING ARBITRATION PROGRAM
Sec. 16. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of three hundred fifty-two thousand seven hundred ninety-four dollars ($352,794) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish 3 1/2 new staff positions in the court-ordered nonbinding arbitration program of the Administrative Office of the Courts and to continue the expansion of the program into additional judicial districts pursuant to G.S. 7A-37.1.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of six hundred three thousand two hundred fifty-eight dollars ($603,258) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the 3 1/2 positions established in the court-ordered nonbinding arbitration program in the 1993-94 fiscal year, to continue the program in the new judicial districts into which it was expanded in the 1993-94 fiscal year, and to continue the expansion of the program into further additional judicial districts pursuant to G.S. 7A-37.1.
EXPAND COMMUNITY PENALTIES PROGRAM
Sec. 17. (a)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of seven hundred twenty-seven thousand five hundred seventy-nine dollars ($727,579) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to establish one new staff position in the community penalties program of the Administrative Office of the Courts, to provide operating cost increases to existing community penalties programs, and to expand the community penalties program into additional judicial districts.
(b)	There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of nine hundred ninety-one thousand five hundred twenty-nine dollars ($991,529) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to continue the one new position which was established in the community penalties program in the 1993-94 fiscal year, to continue the operating cost increases provided for in the 1993-94 fiscal year, to continue the communities penalties program in the judicial districts into which it was expanded in the 1993-94 fiscal year, and for the expansion of the community penalties program into further additional judicial districts.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND RELATED RESOURCES TO MEET COURTS' INCREASED OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 18.  In order to meet the increased operating requirements of court officials and their support staffs, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of three million fifty-nine thousand eight hundred seven dollars ($3,059,807) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of one million six hundred sixty-two thousand six hundred ninety-eight dollars ($1,662,698) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for new and replacement equipment and supplies, additional travel requirements, repair of record books and equipment, increased telecommunications obligations, printing, freight and delivery, legal reference maintenance and upkeep, and alterations to court facilities.
ADD ADDITIONAL SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
Sec. 19. (a) Effective July 1, 1993, 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

First	1	Camden, Chowan,	2
Currituck,
Dare, Gates,
Pasquotank, 
Perquimans
2	Beaufort, Hyde,	1
Martin,
Tyrrell, Washington
3A	Pitt	2
3B	Carteret, Craven,	1
Pamlico
4A	Duplin, Jones, 	1
Sampson
	4B	Onslow	1
5	New Hanover, 	3
Pender
6A	Halifax	1
6B	Bertie, Hertford,	1
Northampton
	7A	Nash	1
	7B	(part of Wilson,	1
part of Edgecombe,
see subsection (b))
7C	(part of Wilson,	1
part of Edgecombe,
see subsection (b))
8A	Lenoir and Greene	1
8B	Wayne	1
Second	9	Franklin, Granville, 	2
Person, 
Vance, Warren
10A	(part of Wake,	1
see subsection (b))
10B	(part of Wake,	2
see subsection (b))
10C	(part of Wake,	1
see subsection (b))
10D	(part of Wake,	1
see subsection (b))
11	Harnett, Johnston, 	2
Lee
12A	(part of Cumberland, 	1
see subsection (b))
12B	(part of Cumberland,	1
see subsection (b))
12C	(part of Cumberland,	2
see subsection (b))
13	Bladen, Brunswick,	2
Columbus
14A	(part of Durham,	1
see subsection (b))
14B	(part of Durham,	3
see subsection (b))
15A	Alamance	1
15B	Orange, Chatham	1
	16A	Scotland, Hoke	1
16B	Robeson	2
Third	17A	Caswell, Rockingham	2
17B	Stokes, Surry	1
18A	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18B	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18C	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18D	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18E	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
19A	Cabarrus	1
19B	Montgomery, 	1
Randolph
19C	Rowan	1
20A	Anson, Moore, 	2
Richmond
	20B	Stanly, Union	1
	21A	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
21B	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
21C	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
21D	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
22	Alexander, Davidson,	2
Davie, Iredell
23	Alleghany, Ashe, 	1
Wilkes, Yadkin
Fourth	24	Avery, Madison,	1
Mitchell, 
Watauga, Yancey
25A	Burke, Caldwell 	2
	25B	Catawba	1
26A	(part of Mecklenburg,	2
see subsection (b))
26B	(part of Mecklenburg,	2
see subsection (b))
26C	(part of Mecklenburg,	2
see subsection (b))
27A	Gaston	2
27B	Cleveland, Lincoln	1
28	Buncombe	2
29	Henderson,	2
McDowell, Polk,
Rutherford,
Transylvania
	30A	Cherokee, Clay,	1
Graham, Macon,
Swain
30B	Haywood, Jackson	1".
(b) Effective July 1, 1994, G.S. 7A-41(a), as rewritten by subsection (a) of this section, 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

First	1	Camden, Chowan,	2
Currituck,
Dare, Gates,
Pasquotank, 
Perquimans
2	Beaufort, Hyde,	1
Martin,
Tyrrell, Washington
3A	Pitt	2
3B	Carteret, Craven,	1
Pamlico
4A	Duplin, Jones, 	1
Sampson
	4B	Onslow	1
5	New Hanover, 	3
Pender
6A	Halifax	1
6B	Bertie, Hertford,	1
Northampton
	7A	Nash	1
	7B	(part of Wilson,	1
part of Edgecombe,
see subsection (b))
7C	(part of Wilson,	1
part of Edgecombe,
see subsection (b))
8A	Lenoir and Greene	1
8B	Wayne	1
Second	9	Franklin, Granville, 	2
Person, 
Vance, Warren
10A	(part of Wake,	1
see subsection (b))
10B	(part of Wake,	2
see subsection (b))
10C	(part of Wake,	1
see subsection (b))
10D	(part of Wake,	1
see subsection (b))
11	Harnett, Johnston, 	2
Lee
12A	(part of Cumberland, 	1
see subsection (b))
12B	(part of Cumberland,	1
see subsection (b))
12C	(part of Cumberland,	2
see subsection (b))
13	Bladen, Brunswick,	2
Columbus
14A	(part of Durham,	1
see subsection (b))
14B	(part of Durham,	3
see subsection (b))
15A	Alamance	1
15B	Orange, Chatham	1
	16A	Scotland, Hoke	1
16B	Robeson	2
Third	17A	Caswell, Rockingham	2
17B	Stokes, Surry	1
18A	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18B	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18C	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18D	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
18E	(part of Guilford,	1
see subsection (b))
19A	Cabarrus	1
19B	Montgomery, 	1
Randolph
19C	Rowan	1
20A	Anson, Moore, 	2
Richmond
	20B	Stanly, Union	1
	21A	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
21B	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
21C	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
21D	(part of Forsyth,	1
see subsection (b))
22	Alexander, Davidson,	2
Davie, Iredell
23	Alleghany, Ashe, 	1
Wilkes, Yadkin
Fourth	24	Avery, Madison,	1
Mitchell, 
Watauga, Yancey
25A	Burke, Caldwell 	2
	25B	Catawba	1
26A	(part of Mecklenburg,	2
see subsection (b))
26B	(part of Mecklenburg,	2
see subsection (b))
26C	(part of Mecklenburg,	2
see subsection (b))
27A	Gaston	2
27B	Cleveland, Lincoln	1
28	Buncombe	2
29	Henderson,	2
McDowell, Polk,
Rutherford,
Transylvania
	30A	Cherokee, Clay,	1
Graham, Macon,
Swain
30B	Haywood, Jackson	1".
ADD ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES/MAGISTRATES AND INCREASE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MAGISTRATES ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES
Sec. 20.  (a)	Effective July 1, 1993, G.S. 7A-133 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A-133.  Numbers of judges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties.
Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges and each county within the district shall have the numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, as set forth in the following table:

	Additional
	Magistrates	Seats of
District	Judges	County	 Min.-Max.	Court

	1	3	Camden	1	2
Chowan	2	3
Currituck	1	2
Dare	3	8
Gates	2	3
Pasquotank	3	4
Perquimans	2	3
2	3	Martin	5	8
Beaufort	4	8
Tyrrell	1	3
Hyde	2	4
Washington	3	4
3A	3	Pitt	10	12	Farmville
Ayden
3B	4	Craven	7	10	Havelock
Pamlico	2	3
Carteret	5	8
4	6	Sampson	6	8
Duplin	9	11
Jones	2	3
Onslow	8	14
5	6	New Hanover	6 	11
Pender	4	6
6A	2	Halifax	9	14   	Roanoke
Rapids,
Scotland Neck
6B	2	Northampton	5	6
Bertie	4	5
Hertford	5	6
7	6	Nash	7	10	Rocky Mount
Edgecombe	4	6	Rocky Mount
Wilson	4	6
8	5	Wayne	5	11	Mount Olive
Greene	2	4
Lenoir	4	10	La Grange
9	5	Person	3	4
Granville	3	7
Vance	3	5
Warren	3	4
Franklin	3	6
10	11	Wake	12	20	Apex,
Wendell,
      	Fuquay-
Varina,
Wake Forest
11	6	Harnett	7	11	Dunn
Johnston	10	12    	Benson,
	Clayton
and Selma
Lee	4	6
12	6	Cumberland	10	17
13	4	Bladen	4	6
Brunswick	4	7
Columbus	6	8	Tabor City
14	5	Durham	8	12
15A	3	Alamance	7	10	Burlington
15B	3	Orange	4	11	Chapel Hill
Chatham	3	8	Siler City
16A	2	Scotland	3	5
Hoke	4	5
16B	5	Robeson	8	16	Fairmont,
Maxton,
Pembroke,
Red Springs,
Rowland,
St. Pauls
17A	3	Caswell	2	5
Rockingham	4	9	Reidsville,
Eden,
Madison
17B	3	Stokes	2	5
Surry	5	8	Mt. Airy
18	10	Guilford	20	26	High Point
19A	2	Cabarrus	5	9	Kannapolis
19B	3	Montgomery	2	4
Randolph	5	8	Liberty
19C	2	Rowan	5	10
20	6	Stanly	5	6
Union	4	6
Anson	4	5
Richmond	5	6	Hamlet
Moore	5	8	Southern
Pines
21	7	Forsyth	3	15	Kernersville
22	6	Alexander	2	3
Davidson	7	10	Thomasville
Davie	2	3
Iredell	4	8	Mooresville
23	3	Alleghany	1	2
Ashe	3	4
Wilkes	4	6
Yadkin	3	5
24	3	Avery	3	4
Madison	4	5
Mitchell	3	4
Watauga	4	6
Yancey	2	4
25	7	Burke	4	7
Caldwell	4	7
Catawba	6	9	Hickory
26	13	Mecklenburg	15	26
27A	5	Gaston	11	20
27B	4	Cleveland	5	8
Lincoln	4	6
28	5	Buncombe	6	15
29	4	Henderson	4	6
McDowell	3	4
Polk	3	4
Rutherford	6	8
Transylvania	2	4
30	3	Cherokee	3	4
Clay	1	2
Graham	2	3
Haywood	5	7	Canton
Jackson	3	4
Macon	3	4
Swain	2	3."
(b)	 Effective July 1, 1994, G.S. 7A-133, as rewritten by subsection (a) of this section, reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A-133.  Numbers of judges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties.
Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges and each county within the district shall have the numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, as set forth in the following table:

	Additional
	Magistrates	Seats of
District	Judges	County	 Min.-Max.	Court

	1	3	Camden	1	2
Chowan	2	3
Currituck	1	2
Dare	3	8
Gates	2	3
Pasquotank	3	4
Perquimans	2	3
2	3	Martin	5	8
Beaufort	4	8
Tyrrell	1	3
Hyde	2	4
Washington	3	4
3A	3	Pitt	10	12	Farmville
Ayden
3B	4	Craven	7	10	Havelock
Pamlico	2	3
Carteret	5	8
4	6	Sampson	6	8
Duplin	9	11
Jones	2	3
Onslow	8	14
5	6	New Hanover	6 	11
Pender	4	6
6A	2	Halifax	9	14   	Roanoke
Rapids,
Scotland Neck
6B	2	Northampton	5	6
Bertie	4	5
Hertford	5	6
7	6	Nash	7	10	Rocky Mount
Edgecombe	4	6	Rocky Mount
Wilson	4	6
8	5	Wayne	5	11	Mount Olive
Greene	2	4
Lenoir	4	10	La Grange
9	5	Person	3	4
Granville	3	7
Vance	3	5
Warren	3	4
Franklin	3	6
10	11	Wake	12	20	Apex,
Wendell,
      	Fuquay-
Varina,
Wake Forest
11	6	Harnett	7	11	Dunn
Johnston	10	12    	Benson,
	Clayton
and Selma
Lee	4	6
12	6	Cumberland	10	17
13	4	Bladen	4	6
Brunswick	4	7
Columbus	6	8	Tabor City
14	5	Durham	8	12
15A	3	Alamance	7	10	Burlington
15B	3	Orange	4	11	Chapel Hill
Chatham	3	8	Siler City
16A	2	Scotland	3	5
Hoke	4	5
16B	5	Robeson	8	16	Fairmont,
Maxton,
Pembroke,
Red Springs,
Rowland,
St. Pauls
17A	3	Caswell	2	5
Rockingham	4	9	Reidsville,
Eden,
Madison
17B	3	Stokes	2	5
Surry	5	8	Mt. Airy
18	10	Guilford	20	26	High Point
19A	2	Cabarrus	5	9	Kannapolis
19B	3	Montgomery	2	4
Randolph	5	8	Liberty
19C	2	Rowan	5	10
20	6	Stanly	5	6
Union	4	6
Anson	4	5
Richmond	5	6	Hamlet
Moore	5	8	Southern
Pines
21	7	Forsyth	3	15	Kernersville
22	6	Alexander	2	3
Davidson	7	10	Thomasville
Davie	2	3
Iredell	4	8	Mooresville
23	3	Alleghany	1	2
Ashe	3	4
Wilkes	4	6
Yadkin	3	5
24	3	Avery	3	4
Madison	4	5
Mitchell	3	4
Watauga	4	6
Yancey	2	4
25	7	Burke	4	7
Caldwell	4	7
Catawba	6	9	Hickory
26	13	Mecklenburg	15	26
27A	5	Gaston	11	20
27B	4	Cleveland	5	8
Lincoln	4	6
28	5	Buncombe	6	15
29	4	Henderson	4	6
McDowell	3	4
Polk	3	4
Rutherford	6	8
Transylvania	2	4
30	3	Cherokee	3	4
Clay	1	2
Graham	2	3
Haywood	5	7	Canton
Jackson	3	4
Macon	3	4
Swain	2	3."
ADD ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Sec. 21. (a)	Effective July 1, 1993, G.S. 7A-60(a1) reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	The counties of the State are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the counties and the number of full-time assistant district attorneys set forth in the following table:

No. of Full-Time
Prosecutorial	Asst. District
District	Counties	Attorneys
1	Camden, Chowan, Currituck,	6
Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,
Perquimans
2	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,	4
Tyrrell, Washington
3A	Pitt	6
3B	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	6
4	Duplin, Jones, Onslow,	10
Sampson
5	New Hanover, Pender	9
6A	Halifax	3
6B	Bertie, Hertford,	3
	Northampton
	7	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	10
8	Greene, Lenoir, Wayne	8
9	Franklin, Granville,	8
Person, Vance, Warren
	10	Wake	18
11	Harnett, Johnston, Lee	8
12	Cumberland	12
13	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	6
14	Durham	9
15A	Alamance	6
15B	Orange, Chatham	4
16A	Scotland, Hoke	3
16B	Robeson	7
17A	Caswell,	5
Rockingham
17B	Stokes, Surry	4
18	Guilford	16
19A	Cabarrus, Rowan	8
19B	Montgomery, Randolph	4
20	Anson, Moore, Richmond,	10
Stanly, Union
21	Forsyth	12
22	Alexander, Davidson, Davie,	10
Iredell
23	Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes,	4
Yadkin
24	Avery, Madison, Mitchell,	3
Watauga, Yancey
25	Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	10
26	Mecklenburg	22
27A	Gaston	8
27B	Cleveland,	5
Lincoln
28	Buncombe	7
29	Henderson, McDowell, Polk,	8
Rutherford, Transylvania
30	Cherokee, Clay, Graham,	6
Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
Swain."
(b) Effective July 1, 1994, G.S. 7A-60(a1), as rewritten by subsection (a) of this section, reads as rewritten:
"(a1)	The counties of the State are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the counties and the number of full-time assistant district attorneys set forth in the following table:

No. of Full-Time
Prosecutorial	Asst. District
District	Counties	Attorneys
1	Camden, Chowan, Currituck,	6
Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,
Perquimans
2	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,	4
Tyrrell, Washington
3A	Pitt	6
3B	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	6
4	Duplin, Jones, Onslow,	10
Sampson
5	New Hanover, Pender	9
6A	Halifax	3
6B	Bertie, Hertford,	3
	Northampton
	7	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	10
8	Greene, Lenoir, Wayne	8
9	Franklin, Granville,	8
Person, Vance, Warren
	10	Wake	18
11	Harnett, Johnston, Lee	8
12	Cumberland	12
13	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	6
14	Durham	9
15A	Alamance	6
15B	Orange, Chatham	4
16A	Scotland, Hoke	3
16B	Robeson	7
17A	Caswell,	5
Rockingham
17B	Stokes, Surry	4
18	Guilford	16
19A	Cabarrus, Rowan	8
19B	Montgomery, Randolph	4
20	Anson, Moore, Richmond,	10
Stanly, Union
21	Forsyth	12
22	Alexander, Davidson, Davie,	10
Iredell
23	Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes,	4
Yadkin
24	Avery, Madison, Mitchell,	3
Watauga, Yancey
25	Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	10
26	Mecklenburg	22
27A	Gaston	8
27B	Cleveland,	5
Lincoln
28	Buncombe	7
29	Henderson, McDowell, Polk,	8
Rutherford, Transylvania
30	Cherokee, Clay, Graham,	6
Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
Swain."
Sec. 22.  Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1, 1993.