7A-140. Number; election; term; qualification; oath. There shall be at least one district judge for each district. Each district judge shall be elected by the qualified voters of the district court district in which he or she is to serve at the time of the election for members of the General Assembly. The number of […]
7A-141. Designation of chief judge; assignment of judge to another district for temporary or specialized duty. When more than one judge is authorized in a district, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall designate one of the judges as chief district judge to serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Chief Justice. […]
7A-142. Vacancies in office. (a) A vacancy in the office of district judge occurring for causes other than expiration of term shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, as provided in this section. (b) An appointee shall hold office until January 1 next following the election for members of the General Assembly that is […]
7A-144. Compensation. (a) Each judge shall receive the annual salary provided in the Current Operations Appropriations Act, and reimbursement on the same basis as State employees generally, for his or her necessary subsistence expenses and for travel expenses when on official business outside the judge’s county of residence. For purposes of this subsection, the term […]
7A-146. Administrative authority and duties of chief district judge. The chief district judge, subject to the general supervision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, has administrative supervision and authority over the operation of the district courts and magistrates in his district. These powers and duties include, but are not limited to, the following: […]
7A-147. Specialized judgeships. (a) Prior to January 1 of each year in which elections for district court judges are to be held, the Administrative Officer of the Courts may, with the approval of the chief district judge, designate one or more judgeships in districts having three or more judgeships, as specialized judgeships, naming in each […]
7A-148. Annual conference of chief district judges. (a) The chief district judges of the various district court districts shall meet at least once a year upon call of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to discuss mutual problems affecting the courts and the improvement of court operations, to prepare and adopt uniform schedules of […]
7A-149. Jurisdiction; sessions. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district court judge of a district court district which is in a set of districts as defined by G.S. 7A-200 has jurisdiction in the entire county or counties in which the district is located to the same extent as if the district encompassed the […]
