AN ACT to make various changes to the superior court districts, district court districts, and prosecutorial 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
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––‑
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
	Pender
	see subsection (b))
Second	5B	(part of New Hanover,	1
	
	see subsection (b))
Second	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, Hoke
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	Montgomery, Randolph	1
Sixth	19C	Rowan	1
Fourth	19D	Moore	1
Sixth	20A	Stanly	1
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,	1
	see subsection (b))
Seventh	26B	(part of Mecklenburg,	1
	see subsection (b))
Seventh	26C	(part of Mecklenburg,	1
		see subsection (b))
Seventh	26D	(part of Mecklenburg,	1
	see subsection (b))
Seventh	26E	(part of Mecklenburg,	1
	see subsection (b))
Seventh	26F	(part of Mecklenburg,	1
	see subsection (b))
Seventh	26G	(part of Mecklenburg,	1
	see subsection (b))
Seventh	26H	(part of Mecklenburg,	1
	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.
(b)	For superior court districts of less than a whole county, or with part of one county with part of another, the composition of the district and the number of judges is as follows:
(1)	
District 5A: New Hanover County: VTD CF01, VTD CF02, VTD CF03, VTD H01, VTD W25, VTD W27; Pender County. It has one judge.
(2)	
District 5B: New Hanover County: VTD H02, VTD H03, VTD H04, VTD H05, VTD H06, VTD H07, VTD H08, VTD H09, VTD M02, VTD M05, VTD W13, VTD W18, VTD W24, VTD W28, VTD WB. It has one judge.
(3)	
District 5C: New Hanover County: VTD FP01, VTD FP02, VTD FP03, VTD FP04, VTD FP05, VTD M03, VTD M04, VTD W03, VTD W08, VTD W12, VTD W15, VTD W16, VTD W17, VTD W21, VTD W26, VTD W29, VTD W30, VTD W31. It has one judge.
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(26)	
District 26A: Mecklenburg County: VTD 001, VTD 008, VTD 018, VTD 019, VTD 032, VTD 035, VTD 036, VTD 047, VTD 048, VTD 057, VTD 067, VTD 069, VTD 071, VTD 074, VTD 091, VTD 096, VTD 103, VTD 106, VTD 113, VTD 119, VTD 136, VTD 215, VTD 216, VTD 217, VTD 218, VTD 219, VTD 220, VTD 221, VTD 233, VTD 234, VTD 236. It has one judge.
(27)	
District 26B: Mecklenburg County: VTD 070, VTD 072, VTD 073, VTD 075, VTD 076, VTD 086, VTD 087, VTD 088, VTD 090, VTD 092, VTD 093, VTD 100, VTD 101, VTD 110, VTD 111, VTD 112, VTD 114, VTD 118, VTD 121, VTD 131, VTD 137, VTD 139.1, VTD 140, VTD 144, VTD 226, VTD 227, VTD 232. It has one judge.
(28)	
District 26C: Mecklenburg County: VTD 127, VTD 133, VTD 134, VTD 142, VTD 143, VTD 150, VTD 151, VTD 202, VTD 206, VTD 207, VTD 208, VTD 209, VTD 223.1, VTD 224, VTD 240, VTD 241, VTD 242. It has one judge.
(29)	District 26D: Mecklenburg County: VTD 037, VTD 038, VTD 049, VTD 050, VTD 051, VTD 058, VTD 059, VTD 077, VTD 097, VTD 098, VTD 120, VTD 122, VTD 129, VTD 138, VTD 147, VTD 148, VTD 225, VTD 228, VTD 229, VTD 230, VTD 231, VTD 243. It has one judge.
(30)	District 26E: Mecklenburg County: VTD 002, VTD 005, VTD 007, VTD 009, VTD 010, VTD 012, VTD 013, VTD 014, VTD 016, VTD 017, VTD 020, VTD 021, VTD 022, VTD 023, VTD 024, VTD 025, VTD 029, VTD 031, VTD 039, VTD 040, VTD 041, VTD 046, VTD 052, VTD 053, VTD 078.1, VTD 079, VTD 080, VTD 081, VTD 109, VTD 200. It has one judge.
(31)	District 26F: Mecklenburg County: VTD 011, VTD 015, VTD 026, VTD 027, VTD 028, VTD 030, VTD 042, VTD 044, VTD 054, VTD 055, VTD 056, VTD 082, VTD 089, VTD 128, VTD 135, VTD 210, VTD 211, VTD 213, VTD 214, VTD 222, VTD 238.1. It has one judge.
(32)	District 26G: Mecklenburg County: VTD 003, VTD 004, VTD 043, VTD 060, VTD 061, VTD 104, VTD 105, VTD 107.1, VTD 123, VTD 126, VTD 132, VTD 141, VTD 145, VTD 146, VTD 149, VTD 204.1, VTD 212, VTD 237, VTD 239. It has one judge.
(33)	District 26H: Mecklenburg County: VTD 006, VTD 033, VTD 034, VTD 045, VTD 062, VTD 063, VTD 064, VTD 065, VTD 066, VTD 068, VTD 083, VTD 084, VTD 085, VTD 094, VTD 095, VTD 099, VTD 102, VTD 108, VTD 115, VTD 116, VTD 117, VTD 124, VTD 125, VTD 130, VTD 201, VTD 203, VTD 205, VTD 235. It has one judge.
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SECTION 1.(b)  The judge in District 26A, as established by this act, shall take office on January 1, 2021, with an election in 2020 to be held accordingly.
SECTION 1.(c)  In order to implement the superior court districts as enacted by this section, in 2018 and every eight years thereafter, elections shall be conducted for Districts 5A, 5B, 26C, 26E, 26F, and 26H; in 2020 and every eight years thereafter, elections shall be conducted for District 26A; and in 2022 and every eight years thereafter, elections shall be conducted for Districts 26B, 26D, and 26G; and in 2024 and every eight years thereafter, elections shall be conducted for District 5C.
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
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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))
		
10A	3	(part of Wake 
		see subsection (b))
10B	3	(part of Wake 
		see subsection (b))
10C	3	(part of Wake 
		see subsection (b))
10D	6	(part of Wake 
		see subsection (b))
10E	3	(part of Wake 
		see subsection (b))
10F	3	(part of Wake 
		see subsection (b))
11	11	Harnett
	Johnston
	Lee
12	10	Cumberland
13	6	Bladen
	Brunswick
	Columbus
14	7	Durham
15A	4	Alamance
15B	5	Orange
	Chatham
16A	6	Scotland
	Hoke
	Anson
	Richmond
16B	5	Robeson
17A	4	Caswell
	Rockingham
17B	4	Stokes
	Surry
18	14	Guilford
19A	5	Cabarrus
19B	7	Montgomery
	Moore
	Randolph
19C	5	Rowan
20A	2	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
		
26A	3	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
26B	3	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
26C	2	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
26D	2	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
26E	3	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
26F	3	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
26G	2	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
26H	3	(part of Mecklenburg
	see subsection (b))
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:
(1)	District Court District 9 consists of Person, Franklin and Granville Counties and the remainder of Vance County not in District Court District 9B.
(2)	District Court District 9B consists of Warren County and VTD EH1, VTD MIDD, VTD NH1, VTD NH2, VTD TWNS, VTD WMSB of Vance County.
(3)	District Court District 20C consists of the remainder of Union County not in District Court District 20B.
(4)	District Court District 20B consists of Precinct 01: Tract 204.01: Block Group 2: Block 2040, Block 2057, Block 2058, Block 2060, Block 2061, Block 2062, Block 2064, Block 2065; Tract 204.02: Block Group 2: Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2006, Block 2007, Block 2008, Block 2009, Block 2010, Block 2011, Block 2012, Block 2013, Block 2014, Block 2015, Block 2016, Block 2017, Block 2018, Block 2023, Block 2024, Block 2025, Block 2026, Block 2027, Block 2028, Block 2029, Block 2030, Block 2031, Block 2032, Block 2033, Block 2034; Block Group 3: Block 3000, Block 3003, Block 3004, Block 3005, Block 3006, Block 3007, Block 3008, Block 3009, Block 3010, Block 3011, Block 3012, Block 3013, Block 3014, Block 3015, Block 3016, Block 3017, Block 3018, Block 3019, Block 3020, Block 3021, Block 3022, Block 3023, Block 3024, Block 3025, Block 3026, Block 3027, Block 3028, Block 3029, Block 3030, Block 3031, Block 3032, Block 3033, Block 3034, Block 3035, Block 3036, Block 3037, Block 3038, Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3041, Block 3042, Block 3043, Block 3044, Block 3045, Block 3046, Block 3047; Block Group 4: Block 4035, Block 4054, Block 4055; Precinct 02: Tract 205: Block Group 1: Block 1000, Block 1001, Block 1002, Block 1003, Block 1004, Block 1005, Block 1006, Block 1007, Block 1009, Block 1010, Block 1011, Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1016, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1019, Block 1020, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023, Block 1037, Block 1038; Block Group 2: Block 2081, Block 2082, Block 2092, Block 2099, Block 2100, Block 2101, Block 2102; Tract 206: Block Group 3: Block 3036, Block 3038, Block 3039, Block 3040, Block 3048; Block Group 4: Block 4053; Precinct 03, Precinct 04, Precinct 06: Tract 202.02: Block Group 1: Block 1012, Block 1013, Block 1014, Block 1015, Block 1017, Block 1018, Block 1021, Block 1022, Block 1023; Tract 204.01: Block Group 2: Block 2000, Block 2001, Block 2002, Block 2003, Block 2004, Block 2005, Block 2033, Block 2034, Block 2035, Block 2036, Block 2041, Block 2042, Block 2043, Block 2044, Block 2045, Block 2056, Block 2063, Block 2999; Precinct 08, Precinct 09, Precinct 10, Precinct 13, Precinct 23: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4051; Precinct 25: Tract 206: Block Group 4: Block 4036; Precinct 34, Precinct 36, Precinct 43 of Union County.
(5)	District 10A: Wake County: VTD 01‑42, VTD 01‑47, VTD 02‑01, VTD 02‑02, VTD 02‑03, VTD 02‑04, VTD 02‑05, VTD 02‑06, VTD 07‑02, VTD 07‑06, VTD 07‑07, VTD 08‑04, VTD 08‑05, VTD 08‑07, VTD 09‑01, VTD 09‑03, VTD 10‑01, VTD 13‑10, VTD 13‑11, VTD 14‑01, VTD 14‑02, VTD 19‑03, VTD 19‑04, VTD 19‑05, VTD 19‑06, VTD 19‑07, VTD 19‑09, VTD 19‑10, VTD 19‑11, VTD 19‑12.
(6)	District 10B: Wake County: VTD 09‑02, VTD 10‑02, VTD 10‑03, VTD 10‑04, VTD 13‑01, VTD 13‑07, VTD 13‑08, VTD 13‑09, VTD 16‑08, VTD 17‑02, VTD 17‑03, VTD 17‑04, VTD 17‑06, VTD 17‑07, VTD 17‑08, VTD 17‑09, VTD 17‑11, VTD 19‑16, VTD 19‑17.
(7)	District 10C: Wake County: VTD 01‑04, VTD 01‑09, VTD 01‑10, VTD 01‑12, VTD 01‑13, VTD 01‑14, VTD 01‑15, VTD 01‑17, VTD 01‑18, VTD 01‑28, VTD 01‑30, VTD 01‑34, VTD 01‑36, VTD 01‑37, VTD 01‑38, VTD 01‑39, VTD 01‑43, VTD 01‑44, VTD 01‑45, VTD 01‑46, VTD 01‑51, VTD 07‑03, VTD 07‑04, VTD 07‑05, VTD 07‑09, VTD 07‑11, VTD 07‑12, VTD 07‑13, VTD 08‑02, VTD 08‑06, VTD 08‑09, VTD 13‑02, VTD 13‑05, VTD 13‑06, VTD 17‑01, VTD 17‑05, VTD 17‑10.
(8)	District 10D: Wake County: VTD 01‑01, VTD 01‑02, VTD 01‑03, VTD 01‑05, VTD 01‑06, VTD 01‑07, VTD 01‑11, VTD 01‑16, VTD 01‑29, VTD 01‑33, VTD 01‑49, VTD 04‑01, VTD 04‑02, VTD 04‑03, VTD 04‑04, VTD 04‑05, VTD 04‑06, VTD 04‑07, VTD 04‑08, VTD 04‑09, VTD 04‑10, VTD 04‑11, VTD 04‑12, VTD 04‑14, VTD 04‑15, VTD 04‑16, VTD 04‑17, VTD 04‑18, VTD 04‑20, VTD 04‑21, VTD 05‑05, VTD 06‑05, VTD 06‑07, VTD 07‑01, VTD 07‑10, VTD 08‑03, VTD 08‑08, VTD 08‑10, VTD 08‑11, VTD 11‑01, VTD 11‑02, VTD 12‑01, VTD 12‑02, VTD 12‑04, VTD 12‑05, VTD 12‑06, VTD 12‑07, VTD 12‑09, VTD 15‑01, VTD 15‑02, VTD 15‑03, VTD 15‑04, VTD 16‑01, VTD 16‑05, VTD 16‑09, VTD 18‑02, VTD 18‑03, VTD 18‑05, VTD 20‑03, VTD 20‑05, VTD 20‑09.
(9)	District 10E: Wake County: VTD 01‑19, VTD 01‑20, VTD 01‑21, VTD 01‑22, VTD 01‑23, VTD 01‑25, VTD 01‑26, VTD 01‑27, VTD 01‑31, VTD 01‑32, VTD 01‑35, VTD 01‑40, VTD 01‑41, VTD 01‑48, VTD 01‑50, VTD 16‑02, VTD 16‑03, VTD 16‑04, VTD 16‑06, VTD 16‑07, VTD 18‑01, VTD 18‑04, VTD 18‑06, VTD 18‑07, VTD 18‑08.
(10)	District 10F: Wake County: VTD 03‑00, VTD 04‑13, VTD 04‑19, VTD 05‑01, VTD 05‑03, VTD 05‑04, VTD 05‑06, VTD 06‑01, VTD 06‑04, VTD 06‑06, VTD 12‑08, VTD 20‑01, VTD 20‑02, VTD 20‑04, VTD 20‑06, VTD 20‑08, VTD 20‑10, VTD 20‑11, VTD 20‑12.
(11)	District 26A: Mecklenburg County: VTD 001, VTD 008, VTD 018, VTD 019, VTD 032, VTD 035, VTD 036, VTD 047, VTD 048, VTD 057, VTD 067, VTD 069, VTD 071, VTD 074, VTD 091, VTD 096, VTD 103, VTD 106, VTD 113, VTD 119, VTD 136, VTD 215, VTD 216, VTD 217, VTD 218, VTD 219, VTD 220, VTD 221, VTD 233, VTD 234, VTD 236.
(12)	District 26B: Mecklenburg County: VTD 070, VTD 072, VTD 073, VTD 075, VTD 076, VTD 086, VTD 087, VTD 088, VTD 090, VTD 092, VTD 093, VTD 100, VTD 101, VTD 110, VTD 111, VTD 112, VTD 114, VTD 118, VTD 121, VTD 131, VTD 137, VTD 139.1, VTD 140, VTD 144, VTD 226, VTD 227, VTD 232.
(13)	District 26C: Mecklenburg County: VTD 127, VTD 133, VTD 134, VTD 142, VTD 143, VTD 150, VTD 151, VTD 202, VTD 206, VTD 207, VTD 208, VTD 209, VTD 223.1, VTD 224, VTD 240, VTD 241, VTD 242.
(14)	District 26D: Mecklenburg County: VTD 037, VTD 038, VTD 049, VTD 050, VTD 051, VTD 058, VTD 059, VTD 077, VTD 097, VTD 098, VTD 120, VTD 122, VTD 129, VTD 138, VTD 147, VTD 148, VTD 225, VTD 228, VTD 229, VTD 230, VTD 231, VTD 243.
(15)	District 26E: Mecklenburg County: VTD 002, VTD 005, VTD 007, VTD 009, VTD 010, VTD 012, VTD 013, VTD 014, VTD 016, VTD 017, VTD 020, VTD 021, VTD 022, VTD 023, VTD 024, VTD 025, VTD 029, VTD 031, VTD 039, VTD 040, VTD 041, VTD 046, VTD 052, VTD 053, VTD 078.1, VTD 079, VTD 080, VTD 081, VTD 109, VTD 200.
(16)	District 26F: Mecklenburg County: VTD 011, VTD 015, VTD 026, VTD 027, VTD 028, VTD 030, VTD 042, VTD 044, VTD 054, VTD 055, VTD 056, VTD 082, VTD 089, VTD 128, VTD 135, VTD 210, VTD 211, VTD 213, VTD 214, VTD 222, VTD 238.1.
(17)	District 26G: Mecklenburg County: VTD 003, VTD 004, VTD 043, VTD 060, VTD 061, VTD 104, VTD 105, VTD 107.1, VTD 123, VTD 126, VTD 132, VTD 141, VTD 145, VTD 146, VTD 149, VTD 204.1, VTD 212, VTD 237, VTD 239.
(18)	District 26H: Mecklenburg County: VTD 006, VTD 033, VTD 034, VTD 045, VTD 062, VTD 063, VTD 064, VTD 065, VTD 066, VTD 068, VTD 083, VTD 084, VTD 085, VTD 094, VTD 095, VTD 099, VTD 102, VTD 108, VTD 115, VTD 116, VTD 117, VTD 124, VTD 125, VTD 130, VTD 201, VTD 203, VTD 205, VTD 235.
The names and boundaries of voting tabulation districts specified for Mecklenburg County, Wake County, and Vance County in this section are as shown on the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Precinct boundaries for Union County are those shown on the Legislative Services Office's redistricting computer database on January 1, 2005; and for other counties are those reported by the United States Bureau of the Census under Public Law 94‑171 for the 1990 Census in the IVTD Version of the TIGER files.
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SECTION 2.(b)  In order to implement the district court districts as enacted by this section, the following shall apply:
(1)	Judges in the following districts, as set out in this section, shall take office on January 1, 2019, with elections in 2018, and every four years thereafter, to be held accordingly:
a.	District 10A – one judge.
b.	District 10B – one judge.
c.	District 10D – three judges.
d.	District 10E – two judges.
e.	District 10F – one judge.
f.	District 26A – three judges.
g.	District 26B – one judge.
h.	District 26E – two judges.
i.	District 26F – two judges.
j.	District 26G – one judge.
(2)	Judges in the following districts, as set out in this section, shall take office on January 1, 2021, with elections in 2020, and every four years thereafter, to be held accordingly:
a.	District 10A – two judges.
b.	District 10B – two judges.
c.	District 10C – three judges.
d.	District 10D – three judges.
e.	District 10E – one judge.
f.	District 10F – two judges.
g.	District 26B – two judges.
h.	District 26C – two judges.
i.	District 26D – two judges.
j.	District 26E – one judge.
k.	District 26F – one judge.
l.	District 26G – one judge.
m.	District 26H – three judges.
SECTION 3.  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 4.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2019, except as provided in this act, and elections in 2018 and thereafter shall be held accordingly.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of June, 2018.

	s/	 Philip E. Berger
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Nelson Dollar
	 Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives

		 VETO   Roy Cooper
	 Governor

Became law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor at 1:40 p.m. this 20th day of June, 2018.

	s/	 James White
		 House Principal Clerk