A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to Provide that district court vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the general assembly.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑142 reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑142.  Vacancies in office.
Pursuant to the authority granted in Section 10 of Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution, a vacancy in the office of district judge shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the General Assembly. When the General Assembly is in session, appointments shall be made by enactment of a bill. The bill shall state the name of the person appointed, the office to which the appointment is being made, and the county of residence of the appointee. If a vacancy in the office of district judge occurs while the General Assembly is not in session, the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore may leave the vacancy in place until the reconvening of the General Assembly or jointly submit the name of a nominee, who is duly authorized to practice law in the district where the vacancy occurs, to the Governor. The Governor shall then confirm the nominee no later than 10 days after the nomination has been submitted."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.