A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to revise certain judicial districts.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  G.S. 7A‑41 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑41.  Superior court divisions and districts; judges.
(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	4	Duplin, Jones, Onslow,	2
	Sampson
			
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
	Person, Vance, Warren
Third	10A	(part of Wake,	1
	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
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	Anson, Richmond,	2
	Scotland
Fourth	16B	Robeson	2
Fifth	17A	Caswell, Rockingham	3
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	Randolph	2
Sixth	19C	Rowan	1
Fourth	19D	Hoke, Moore	2
Sixth	20A	Montgomery, Stanly	2
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.
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(b1)	The qualified voters of District 4 shall elect all judges established for District 4 in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Onslow County may be candidates for one of the judgeships and only persons who reside in Duplin, Jones, or Sampson County may be candidates for the remaining judgeship.
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SECTION 1.(b)  The additional judges in Districts 19B, 19D, and 20A, as established by this section, shall take office on January 1, 2019, with an election in 2018 to be held accordingly.
SECTION 1.(c)  Except as provided in this section, this section becomes effective January 1, 2019, and elections in 2018 and thereafter shall be held accordingly.
SECTION 2.(a)  G.S. 7A‑133 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑133.  Numbers of judges by districts; numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties.
(a)	Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:
District	Judges	County
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1	5	Camden
	Chowan
	Currituck
	Dare
	Gates
	Pasquotank
	Perquimans
2	4	Martin
	Beaufort
	Tyrrell
	Hyde
	Washington
3A	5	Pitt
3B	6	Craven
	Pamlico
	Carteret
4	8	Sampson
	Duplin
	Jones
	Onslow
5	9	New Hanover
	Pender
6	4	Northampton
	Bertie
	Hertford
	Halifax
7	7	Nash
	Edgecombe
	Wilson
8	6	Wayne
	Greene
	Lenoir
9	5	Granville
	(part of Vance
	see subsection (b))
	Franklin
	Person
9B	2	Warren
	(part of Vance
	see subsection (b))
10	19	Wake
11	11	Harnett
	Johnston
	Lee
12	10	Cumberland
13	6	Bladen
	Brunswick
	Columbus
14	7	Durham
15A	4	Alamance
15B	5	Orange
	Chatham
16A	4	Scotland
	
	Anson
	Richmond
16B	5	Robeson
17A	4	Caswell
	Rockingham
17B	4	Stokes
	Surry
18	14	Guilford
19A	5	Cabarrus
19B	5	
	
	Randolph
19C	5	Rowan
19D	4	Hoke, Moore
20A	3	Montgomery, Stanly
20B	1	(part of Union
	see subsection (b))
20C	2	(part of Union
	see subsection (b))
20D	1	Union
21	11	Forsyth
22A	5	Alexander
	Iredell
22B	6	Davidson
	Davie
23	4	Alleghany
	Ashe
	Wilkes
	Yadkin
24	4	Avery
	Madison
	Mitchell
	Watauga
	Yancey
25	9	Burke
	Caldwell
	Catawba
26	21	Mecklenburg
27A	7	Gaston
27B	6	Cleveland
	Lincoln
28	7	Buncombe
29A	3	McDowell
	Rutherford
29B	4	Henderson
	Polk
	Transylvania
30	6	Cherokee
	Clay
	Graham
	Haywood
	Jackson
	Macon
	Swain.
(b)	For district court districts of less than a whole county, or with part or all of one county with part of another, the composition of the district is as follows:
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(b5)	The qualified voters of District 19D shall elect all judges established for District 19D in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Hoke County may be candidates for one of the judgeships and only persons who reside in Hoke or Moore County may be candidates for the remaining judgeships.
(b6)	The qualified voters of District 20A shall elect all judges established for District 20A in subsection (a) of this section, but only persons who reside in Montgomery County may be candidates for one of the judgeships and only persons who reside in Montgomery or Stanly County may be candidates for the remaining judgeships.
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SECTION 2.(b)  The additional judge in District 20A, as established by this section, shall take office on January 1, 2019, with an election in 2018 to be held accordingly.
SECTION 2.(c)  G.S. 7A‑133, as enacted by this section, becomes effective January 1, 2019.
SECTION 3.(a)  G.S. 7A‑60 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑60.  District attorneys and prosecutorial districts.
(a)	The State shall be divided into prosecutorial districts, as shown in subsection (a1) of this section. There shall be a district attorney for each prosecutorial district, as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section who shall be a resident of the prosecutorial district for which elected. A vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filled as provided in Article IV, Sec. 19 of the Constitution.
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(a1)	(Effective January 1, 2019) 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,	8
	Tyrrell, Washington
3	Pitt	12
4	Carteret, Craven, Pamlico	13
5	Duplin, Jones, Onslow, Sampson	19
6	New Hanover, Pender	19
7	Bertie, Halifax, Hertford,	11
	Northampton
8	Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson	19
9	Greene, Lenoir, Wayne	14
10	Franklin, Granville, Person	13
	Vance, Warren
11	Wake	42
12	Harnett, Lee	11
13	Johnston	10
14	Cumberland	25
15	Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus	14
16	Durham	18
17	Alamance	12
18	Orange, Chatham	10
		
20	Robeson	12
21	Anson, Richmond, Scotland	7
22	Caswell, Rockingham	10
23	Stokes, Surry	8
24	Guilford	34
25	Cabarrus	9
26	Randolph	10
27	Rowan	9
28	Hoke, Moore	9
29	Montgomery, Stanly	6
30	Union	11
31	Forsyth	27
32	Alexander, Iredell	12
33	Davidson, Davie	12
34	Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, Yadkin	9
35	Avery, Madison, Mitchell,	8
	Watauga, Yancey
36	Burke, Caldwell, Catawba	19	
37	Mecklenburg	58
38	Gaston	15
39	Cleveland, Lincoln	12
40	Buncombe	14
41	McDowell, Rutherford	8
42	Henderson, Polk, Transylvania	9
43	Cherokee, Clay, Graham,	12
	Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain.
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SECTION 3.(b)  The office and term of the district attorney for Prosecutorial District 19 formerly consisting of Hoke and Scotland Counties is terminated upon the expiration of the current term, December 31, 2020. Effective January 1, 2021, District 19 formerly consisting of Hoke and Scotland Counties is reassigned as provided in this section. All open investigations and pending cases for Prosecutorial District 19 formerly consisting of Hoke and Scotland Counties shall be transferred to either District 21 or District 28, as enacted by this section. Hoke County is added to District 28, as enacted by this section, and the total number of ADAs in that district is nine. Scotland County is added to District 21, and the total number of ADAs in that district is seven.
SECTION 4.  If Senate Bill 99, 2017 Regular Session, becomes law, The Director of the Budget shall increase the budget of the Administrative Office of the Courts from the unreserved fund balance in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of the judgeships created by this bill. These funds are hereby appropriated.
SECTION 5.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law, and elections in 2018 and thereafter shall be held accordingly.