A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to divide superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts 22 into districts 22A and 22B.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Effective January 1, 2009, 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
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	13	Bladen, Brunswick,	2
		Columbus
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	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	 22A	Alexander, 	 2
		 Iredell
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 1.(b)  The two superior court judgeships established for District 22A by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by the two judges currently serving District 22 who reside in Alexander and Iredell Counties. The term of one of those judges expires December 31, 2008, and a successor shall be elected in the 2008 election. The term of the other judges expires December 31, 2010, and a successor shall be elected in the 2010 election.
SECTION 1.(c)  One of the superior court judgeships established for District 22B by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by the judge currently serving District 22 who resides in Davidson County. That judge's term expires December 31, 2014, and a successor shall be elected in the 2014 election.
SECTION 1.(d)  The additional judgeship established for District 22B by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by election in the 2008 election for an eight‑year term expiring December 31, 2016. That judge's successor shall be elected in the 2016 election.
SECTION 2.(a)  Effective January 1, 2009, G.S. 7A‑133(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the 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	5	Craven
		Pamlico
		Carteret
	4	8	Sampson
		Duplin
		Jones
		Onslow
	5	8	New Hanover
		Pender
	6A	2	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	15	Wake
	11	8	Harnett
		Johnston
		Lee
	12	9	Cumberland
	13	6	Bladen
		Brunswick
		Columbus
	14	6	Durham
	15A	4	Alamance
	15B	4	Orange
		Chatham
	16A	3	Scotland
		Hoke
	16B	5	Robeson
	17A	2	Rockingham 
	17B	4	Stokes
		Surry
	18	12	Guilford
	19A	4	Cabarrus
	19B	6	Montgomery
		Moore
		Randolph
	19C	4	Rowan
	20A	4	Stanly
		Anson
		Richmond
	20B	1	(part of Union
		see subsection (b))
	20C	2	(part of Union
		see subsection (b))
	21	9	Forsyth
	 22A	 5	Alexander

		Iredell
	22B		6	Davidson
				Davie
	23	4	Alleghany
		Ashe
		Wilkes
		Yadkin
	24	4	Avery
		Madison
		Mitchell
		Watauga
		Yancey
	25	8	Burke
		Caldwell
		Catawba
	26	17	Mecklenburg
	27A	6	Gaston
	27B	4	Cleveland
		Lincoln
	28	6	Buncombe
	29A	3	McDowell
		Rutherford
	29B	4	Henderson
		Polk
		Transylvania
	30	5	Cherokee
		Clay
		Graham
		Haywood
		Jackson
		Macon
		Swain."
SECTION 2.(b)  G.S. 7A‑133 is amended by adding two new subsections to read:
"(b2)	The qualified voters of District Court District 22A shall elect all five judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Alexander County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and only persons who reside in Iredell County may be candidates for three of the judgeships.
(b3)	The qualified voters of District Court District 22B shall elect all six judges established for the District in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Davie County may be candidates for two of the judgeships, and only persons who reside in Davidson County may be candidates for four of the judgeships."
SECTION 2.(c)  Three of the five judgeships established for District 22A by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by the judges currently serving District 22 who reside in Alexander and Iredell Counties. The term of one of the judges residing in Iredell County expires December 31, 2010, and a successor shall be elected in the 2010 election as provided in G.S. 7A‑133(b2). The terms of the other two judges expire December 31, 2008, and successors shall be elected in the 2008 election as provided in G.S. 7A‑133(b2).
SECTION 2.(d)  Two of the judgeships established for District 22A by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by election in the 2008 election for four‑year terms expiring December 31, 2012. Those judges' successors shall be elected in the 2012 election.
SECTION 2.(e)  The six judgeships established for District 22B by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by the judges currently serving District 22 who reside in Davie and Davidson Counties. The terms of each of those judges expire December 31, 2010, and successors shall be elected in the 2010 election as provided in G.S. 7A‑133(b3).
SECTION 3.(a)  Effective January 1, 2009, 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,	11
		Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,
		Perquimans
	2	Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,	7
		Tyrrell, Washington
	3A	Pitt	11
	3B	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	11
	4	Duplin, Jones, Onslow,	16
		Sampson
	5	New Hanover, Pender	16
	6A	Halifax	5
	6B	Bertie, Hertford,	5
		Northampton
	7	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	18
	8	Greene, Lenoir, Wayne	13
	9	Franklin, Granville,	12
		Vance, Warren	
	9A	Person, Caswell	5
	10	Wake	38
	11	Harnett, Johnston, Lee	16
	12	Cumberland	21
	13	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	12
	14	Durham	15
	15A	Alamance	10
	15B	Orange, Chatham	9
	16A	Scotland, Hoke	6
	16B	Robeson	13
	17A	Rockingham	6
	17B	Stokes, Surry	7
	18	Guilford	30
	19A	Cabarrus	8
	19B	Montgomery, Randolph	8
	19C	Rowan	7
	19D	Moore	4
	20A	Anson, Richmond,	10
		Stanly
	20B	Union	8
	21	Forsyth	20
	 22A	Alexander,	 10
		Iredell
	22B	Davidson, Davie	10
	23	Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes,	7
		Yadkin 
	24	Avery, Madison, Mitchell,	6
		Watauga, Yancey
	25	Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	18
	26	Mecklenburg	49
	27A	Gaston	14
	27B	Cleveland,	10
		Lincoln
	28	Buncombe	13
	29A	McDowell, Rutherford	6
	29B	Henderson, Polk, Transylvania	7
	30	Cherokee, Clay, Graham,	11
		Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
		Swain."
SECTION 3.(b)  The district attorney position established for District 22A by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by election in the 2008 election for a four‑year term expiring December 31, 2012. That district attorney's successor shall be elected in the 2012 election.
SECTION 3.(c)  The district attorney position established for District 22B by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by the district attorney currently serving District 22 who resides in Davidson County. That district attorney's term expires December 31, 2010, and a successor shall be elected in the 2010 election.
SECTION 3.(d)  The 10 assistant district attorney positions established for District 22A by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by 10 assistant district attorneys currently serving Alexander and Iredell Counties in District 22. The 10 assistant district attorney positions established for District 22B by subsection (a) of this section shall be filled by 10 assistant district attorneys currently serving Alexander and Iredell Counties in District 22.
SECTION 3.(e)  G.S. 7A‑69 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑69.  Investigatorial assistants.
The district attorney in prosecutorial districts 1, 3B, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15A, 15B, 16A, 18, 19B, 20A, 20B, 21,  22A, 22B, 24, 25, 26, 27A, 27B, 28, 29A, 29B, and 30 is entitled to one investigatorial assistant, and the district attorney in prosecutorial district 10 is entitled to two investigatorial assistants, to be appointed by the district attorney and to serve at his pleasure.
It shall be the duty of the investigatorial assistant to investigate cases preparatory to trial and to perform such other Duties as may be assigned by the district attorney. The investigatorial assistant is entitled to reimbursement for his subsistence and travel expenses to the same extent as State employees generally."
SECTION 4.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of seven hundred twenty‑six thousand five hundred twenty‑nine dollars ($726,529) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to implement the provisions of this act.
SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2009, but applies to the 2008 election as provided in the terms of the act.