N.C. Gen. Statutes > Chapter 7A North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 7A – Judicial Department Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions Sections Article 1 Judicial Power and Organization 7A-1 – 7A-4 Article 1A Retention Elections 7A-4.1 – 7A-4.2 Article 1B Age Limits for Service as Justice or Judge 7A-4.20 – 7A-4.21 Article 2 Appellate Division Organization 7A-5 – 7A-7 Article 3 The Supreme Court 7A-10 – 7A-14 Article 4 Court of Appeals 7A-16 – 7A-21 Article 5 Jurisdiction 7A-25 – 7A-39 Article 6 Retirement of Justices and Judges of the Appellate Division; Retirement Compensation; Recall to Emergency Service; Disability Retirement 7A-39.1 – 7A-39.15 Article 7 Organization 7A-40 – 7A-49.6 Article 8 Retirement of Judges of the Superior Court; Retirement Compensation for Superior Court Judges; Recall to Emergency Service of Judges of the District and Superior Court; Disability Retirement for Judges of the Superior Court 7A-50 – 7A-57 Article 9 District Attorneys and Prosecutorial Districts 7A-60 – 7A-69 Article 11 Special Regulations 7A-95 – 7A-98 Article 12 Clerk of Superior Court 7A-100 – 7A-114 Article 13 Creation and Organization of the District Court Division 7A-130 – 7A-135 Article 14 District Judges 7A-140 – 7A-149 Article 16 Magistrates 7A-170 – 7A-178 Article 17 Clerical Functions in the District Court 7A-180 – 7A-183 Article 18 District Court Practice and Procedure Generally 7A-190 – 7A-200 Article 19 Small Claim Actions in District Court 7A-210 – 7A-232 Article 20 Original Civil Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions 7A-240 – 7A-253 Article 21 Institution, Docketing, and Transferring Civil Causes in the Trial Divisions 7A-255 – 7A-260 Article 22 Jurisdiction of the Trial Divisions in Criminal Actions 7A-270 – 7A-274 Article 22A Prohibited Orders 7A-276.1 Article 25 Jurisdiction and Procedure in Criminal Appeals from District Courts 7A-290 Article 26 Additional Powers of District Court Judges and Magistrates 7A-291 – 7A-293 Article 27 Expenses of the Judicial Department 7A-300 – 7A-303 Article 28 Uniform Costs and Fees in the Trial Divisions 7A-304 – 7A-321 Article 29 Administrative Office of the Courts 7A-340 – 7A-354 Article 29A Trial Court Administrators 7A-355 – 7A-356 Article 30 Judicial Standards Commission 7A-374.1 – 7A-377 Article 31B Declaration of Vacancy, Suspension of Salary 7A-410 – 7A-410.1 Article 32 Conference of District Attorneys 7A-411 – 7A-416 Article 36 Entitlement of Indigent Persons Generally 7A-450 – 7A-458 Article 37B Domestic Violence Victim Assistance Act 7A-474.16 – 7A-474.20 Article 39A Custody and Visitation Mediation Program 7A-494 – 7A-495 Article 39B Indigent Defense Services Act 7A-498 – 7A-498.9 Article 40A North Carolina Courts Commission 7A-506 – 7A-510 Article 60 Office of Administrative Hearings 7A-750 – 7A-761 Article 61 Sentencing Services Program 7A-770 – 7A-777 Article 62 Local Judicially Managed Accountability and Recovery Court Act 7A-790 – 7A-802 Article 63 Conference of Clerks of Superior Court 7A-805 – 7A-808 Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
