S.L. 2011-203

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

SESSION LAW 2011-203

HOUSE BILL 112

AN ACT to realign the districts for wake county superior court judge seats to provide for single member districts and equal representation in those districts, which are to be determined.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. G.S. 7A-41(a) reads as rewritten:

"(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 4A Duplin, Jones, 1

Sampson

Second 4B Onslow 1

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

Vance, Warren

Third 9A Person, Caswell 1

Third 10A (part of Wake, 21

see subsection (b))

Third 10B (part of Wake, 21

see subsection (b))

Third 10C (part of Wake, 1

see subsection (b))

Third 10D (part of Wake, 1

see subsection (b))

Third 10E (part of Wake, 1

see subsection (b))

Third 10F (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 Scotland, Hoke 1

Fourth 16B Robeson 2

Fifth 17A Rockingham 2

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

Fifth 19D Moore 1

Sixth 20A Anson, Richmond, 2

Stanley

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"

SECTION 2. G.S. 7A-41(b) reads as rewritten:

"(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) Superior Court District 7B consists of County Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3 of Wilson County, Blocks 127 and 128 of Census Tract 6 of Wilson County, and Townships 12 and 14 of Edgecombe County. It has one judge.

(2) Superior Court District 7C consists of the remainder of Edgecombe and Wilson Counties not in Judicial District 7B. It has one judge.

(3) Superior Court District 10A consists of Wake County ~~Precincts~~Precincts: VTD: 01-01, VTD: 01-02, VTD: 01-06, VTD: 01-07, VTD: 01-14, VTD: 01-16, VTD: 01-23, VTD: 01-29, VTD: 01-31, VTD: 01-32, VTD: 01-33, VTD: 01-41, VTD: 01-48, VTD: 01-49, VTD: 04-01, VTD: 04-02, VTD: 04-03, VTD: 04-04, VTD: 04-06, VTD: 04-07, VTD: 04-10, VTD: 04-11, VTD: 04-12, VTD: 04-13, VTD: 04-14, VTD: 04-15, VTD: 04-16, VTD: 04-19, VTD: 04-20, VTD: 04-21, VTD: 11-02, VTD: 18-01, VTD: 18-04, VTD: 18-06, VTD: 18-08. ~~01-12, 01-13, 01-14, 01-18, 01-19, 01-20, 01-22, 01-25, 01-26, 01-28, 01-34, 01-35, 01-40, 01-50, 17-03, and 17-07.~~ It has ~~two judges~~one judge.

(4) Superior Court District 10B consists of Wake County ~~Precincts~~Precincts: VTD: 01-12, VTD: 01-13, VTD: 01-18, VTD: 01-19, VTD: 01-20, VTD: 01-21, VTD: 01-22, VTD: 01-25, VTD: 01-26, VTD: 01-27, VTD: 01-34, VTD: 01-35, VTD: 01-38, VTD: 01-40, VTD: 01-46, VTD: 01-50, VTD: 13-01: Block(s) 1830527043000, 1830527043023, 1830527043024, 1830540181012, 1830540181013, 1830540181014, 1830540181015, 1830540181016, 1830540181017, 1830540181018, 1830540181027, 1830540181033, 1830540181034, 1830541041022, 1830541041023, 1830541041024, 1830541041025, 1830541041026, 1830541041028, 1830541041030, 1830541041031, 1830541041032, 1830541041033, 1830541041039, 1830541041040, 1830541041041, 1830541041042, 1830541041043, 1830541041044, 1830541041045, 1830541041046, 1830541041047, 1830541041048, 1830541041049, 1830541041050, 1830541042000, 1830541042002, 1830541042010, 1830541042023, 1830541042024, 1830541042025, 1830541042026, 1830541042027, 1830541042029, 1830541042030, 1830541043014, 1830541043015, 1830541043016, 1830541043017, 1830541043018, 1830541043019, 1830541043045; VTD: 13-05, VTD: 13-07, VTD: 16-02, VTD: 16-03, VTD: 16-06, VTD: 16-08, VTD: 17-06, VTD: 17-07, VTD: 17-08, VTD: 17-09, VTD: 17-10, VTD: 17-11. 01-01, 01-02, 01-03, 01-04, 01-05, 01-06, 01-07, 01-07A, 01-09, 01-10, 01- 11, 01-16, 01-21, 01-23, 01-27, 01-29, 01-31, 01-32, 01-33, 01-36, 01-41, 01-48, 01-49, 03-00, 04-01, 04-02, 04-03, 04-04, 04-05, 04-06, 04-07, 04-08, 04-09, 04-10, 04-11, 04-12, 04-13, 04-14, 04-15, 04-16, 04-17, 04-18, 04-19, 04-20, 05-01, 05-02, 06-01, 06-02, 06-03, 07-01, 07-10, 11-01, 11-02, 12-01, 12-02, 12-03, 12-04, 12-05, 12-06, 18-01, 18-02, 18-03, 18-04, 18-05, 18-06, 18-07, 18-08, 20-01, 20-02, 20-03, 20-04, 20-05, 20-06, 20-07, 20-08, 20-09, and 20-10.It has ~~two judges~~one judge.

(5) Superior Court District 10C consists of Wake County ~~Precincts~~Precincts: 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: 07-11, VTD: 07-12, VTD: 08-02, VTD: 08-03, VTD: 08-04, VTD: 08-05, VTD: 08-06, VTD: 08-07, VTD: 08-08, VTD: 08-09, VTD: 08-10, VTD: 08-11, 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. 02-01, 02-02, 02-03, 02-04, 02-05, 02-06, 07-02, 07-12, 08-01, 08-02, 08-03, 08-04, 08-05, 08-06, 08-07, 08-08, 09-01, 09-02, 09-03, 10-01, 10-02, 10-03, 10-04, 14-01, 14-02, 15-01, 15-02, 15-03, 15-04, 16-01, 16-02, 16-03, 16-04, 16-05, 16-06, 16-07, 19-01, 19-02, 19-03, 19-04, 19-05, 19-06, 19-07, and 19-08.It has one judge.

(6) Superior Court District 10D consists of Wake County ~~Precincts~~Precincts: VTD: 01-03, VTD: 01-04, VTD: 01-05, VTD: 01-09, VTD: 01-10, VTD: 01-11, VTD: 01-15, VTD: 01-17, VTD: 01-30, VTD: 01-36, VTD: 01-37, VTD: 01-39, VTD: 01-43, VTD: 01-45, VTD: 01-51, VTD: 04-05, VTD: 04-08, VTD: 04-09, VTD: 04-17, VTD: 04-18, VTD: 05-01, VTD: 05-03, VTD: 05-04, VTD: 05-05, VTD: 05-06, VTD: 07-01, VTD: 07-03, VTD: 07-04, VTD: 07-05, VTD: 07-09, VTD: 07-10, VTD: 07-13, VTD: 11-01, VTD: 20-02, VTD: 20-04, VTD: 20-10. 01-15, 01-17, 01-30, 01-37, 01-38, 01-39, 01-42, 01-43, 01-44, 01-45, 01-46, 01-47, 01-51, 07-03, 07-04, 07-05, 07-06, 07-07, 07-07A, 07-09, 07-11, 13-01, 13-02, 13-03, 13-04, 13-05, 17-01, 17-02, 17-04, 17-05, 17-06, and 17-08.It has one judge.

(6a) Superior Court District 10E consists of Wake County Precincts: VTD: 01-28, VTD: 01-42, VTD: 01-44, VTD: 01-47, VTD: 09-01, VTD: 09-02, VTD: 09-03, VTD: 10-01, VTD: 10-02, VTD: 10-03, VTD: 10-04, VTD: 13-01: Block(s) 1830541041000, 1830541041001, 1830541041002, 1830541041003, 1830541041004, 1830541041005, 1830541041006, 1830541041007, 1830541041008, 1830541041009, 1830541041010, 1830541041011, 1830541041012, 1830541041013, 1830541041014, 1830541041015, 1830541041016, 1830541041017, 1830541041018, 1830541041019, 1830541041020, 1830541041021, 1830541042028; VTD: 13-02, VTD: 13-06, VTD: 13-08, VTD: 13-09, VTD: 15-01, VTD: 15-03, VTD: 15-04, VTD: 16-01, VTD: 16-04, VTD: 16-05, VTD: 16-07, VTD: 16-09, VTD: 17-01, VTD: 17-02, VTD: 17-03, VTD: 17-04, VTD: 17-05, VTD: 19-16, VTD: 19-17. It has one judge.

(6b) Superior Court District 10F consists of Wake County Precincts: VTD: 03-00, VTD: 06-01, VTD: 06-04, VTD: 06-05, VTD: 06-06, VTD: 06-07, VTD: 12-01, VTD: 12-02, VTD: 12-04, VTD: 12-05, VTD: 12-06, VTD: 12-07, VTD: 12-08, VTD: 12-09, VTD: 15-02, VTD: 18-02, VTD: 18-03, VTD: 18-05, VTD: 18-07, VTD: 20-01, VTD: 20-03, VTD: 20-05, VTD: 20-06, VTD: 20-08, VTD: 20-09, VTD: 20-11, VTD: 20-12. It has one judge.

(7) Superior Court District 12A consists of that part of Cross Creek Precinct #18 north of Raeford Road, Montclair Precinct, that part of Precinct 71-1 not in Judicial District 12B, Precinct 71-2, Morganton #2 Precinct, Cottonade Precinct, Cumberland Precincts 1 and 2, and Brentwood Precinct. It has one judge.

(8) Superior Court District 12B consists of all of State House of Representatives District 17, except for Westarea Precinct, and it also includes that part of Cross Creek Precinct #15 east of Village Drive. It has one judge.

(9) Superior Court District 12C consists of the remainder of Cumberland County not in Superior Court Districts 12A or 12B. It has two judges.

(10) Superior Court District 14A consists of Durham Precincts 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 34, 40, 41, and 42, and that part of Durham Precinct 39 east of North Carolina Highway #751. It has one judge.

(10a) Effective with the 2004 election, in addition to the boundaries provided for in this section, Superior Court District 14A also includes that portion of Durham Precinct 53 east of North Carolina Highway #751.

(11) Superior Court District 14B consists of the remainder of Durham County not in Superior Court District 14A. It has three judges.

(12) Superior Court District 18A consists of Fentress Precincts 1 and 2; Greensboro Precincts 4, 5, 6, 46, 52, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75; North Clay Precinct; Pleasant Garden Precincts 1 and 2; and South Clay Precinct. It has one judge.

(13) Superior Court District 18B consists of High Point Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27; HP Precinct; Jamestown Precincts 1 and 5; North Deep River Precinct; and South Deep River Precinct. It has one judge.

(14) Superior Court District 18C consists of Center Grove Precincts 1, 2, and 3; Friendship Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; Greensboro Precincts 17, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40A, 40B, 41, 42, 43, 64, 65, and 66; Jamestown Precincts 2, 3, and 4; Monroe Precinct 3; North Center Grove Precinct; Oak Ridge Precincts 1 and 2; Summerfield Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4; and Stokesdale Precinct. It has one judge.

(15) Superior Court District 18D consists of Greensboro Precincts 1, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 35, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, and 63; and Sumner Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4. It has one judge.

(16) Superior Court District 18E consists of Gibsonville Precinct; Greene Precinct; Greensboro Precincts 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29; Jefferson Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4; Monroe Precincts 1 and 2; North Madison Precinct; North Washington Precinct; Rock Creek Precincts 1 and 2; South Madison Precinct; and South Washington Precinct. It has one judge.

(17) Superior Court District 21A consists of Forsyth County Precincts 051, 052, 053, 054, 055, 071, 072, 073, 074, 075, 091, 092, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 806, 807, and 808. It has one judge.

(18) Superior Court District 21B consists of Forsyth County Precincts 042, 043, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, and 907. It has one judge.

(19) Superior Court District 21C consists of Forsyth County Precincts 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 021, 031, 032, 033, 034, 061, 062, 063, 064, 065, 066, 067, 068, 101, 111, 112, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 809, 906, 908, and 909. It has one judge.

(20) Superior Court District 21D consists of Forsyth County Precincts 081, 082, 083, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 401, 402, 403, 404, and 405. It has one judge.

(21) Superior Court District 26A consists of Charlotte Precincts 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 33, 39, 41, 42, 46, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, 77, 78, and 82, and Long Creek Precinct #2 of Mecklenburg County. It has two judges.

(22) Superior Court District 26B consists of Charlotte Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45, 47, 51, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 74, 83, 84, and 86, Crab Orchard Precincts 1 and 2, and Mallard Creek Precinct 1. It has two judges.

(23) Superior Court District 26C consists of the remainder of Mecklenburg County not in Superior Court Districts 26A or 26B. It has two judges.

(24), (25) Repealed by Session Laws 2003-284, s. 13.14.(b), effective July 1, 2003.

(26) Superior Court District 5A consists of the New Hanover County precincts of Cape Fear #1, Cape Fear #2, Harnett #1, Harnett #4, Harnett #6, Wilmington #1, Wilmington #2, Wilmington #3, Wilmington #4, Wilmington #6, Wilmington #7, Wilmington #8, Wilmington #9, Wilmington #10, Wilmington #15, Wilmington #19, and the part of Harnett #7 that consists of the part of Block Group 6 of 1990 Census Tract 0116.02 containing Blocks 601B, 602B, 603, 611, 612, 613, 614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619; and the Pender County precincts of Canetuck, Caswell, Columbia, Grady, Upper Holly, and Upper Union. It has one judge.

(27) Superior Court District 5B consists of the New Hanover County precincts of Cape Fear #3, Harnett #2, Harnett #5, the part of Harnett #7 that is not in Superior Court District 5A, Harnett #8, Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington #11, Wilmington #12, Wilmington #13, Wilmington #22, Wilmington #24, and the part of Harnett #3 that consists of the part of Block Group 1 of 1990 Census Tract 0119.01 containing Blocks 102, 105, 106A, 106B, 107A, 107B, 107C, 107D, and 108, the part of Block Group 1 of 1990 Census Tract 0119.02 containing Blocks 103, 104, and 114, and the part of Block Group 1 of 1990 Census Tract 0120.01 containing Blocks 101A, 101B, 101C, 101D, 102A, 102B, 103, 104, 105A, 105B, 115A, and 115B; and the following precincts of Pender County: North Burgaw, South Burgaw, Middle Holly, Long Creek, Penderlea, Lower Union, Rocky Point, Lower Topsail, Upper Topsail, Scotts Hill, and Surf City. It has one judge.

(28) Superior Court District 5C consists of the part of New Hanover County that is not in Superior Court Districts 5A or 5B. It has one judge."

SECTION 3. G.S. 7A-41(c)(2a) reads as rewritten:

"(2a) For Wake County, ~~the precincts are as they were adopted by the Wake County Board of Elections and in effect as of January 1, 2001;~~the names and boundaries of voting tabulation districts and blocks specified in this section are as shown on the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles."

SECTION 4. The judgeships established for Wake County Superior Court, as created by Sections 1 and 2 of this act, shall be filled as follows, according to district:

(1) District 10A, by Paul C. Ridgeway whose term expires on December 31, 2014.

(2) District 10B, by Michael R. Morgan whose term expires on December 31, 2012.

(3) District 10C, by Paul G. Gessner whose term expires on December 31, 2014.

(4) District 10D, by Donald Stephens whose term expires on December 31, 2012.

(5) District 10E, by Abraham P. Jones whose term expires on December 31, 2012.

(6) District 10F, by Howard E. Manning, Jr., whose term expires December 31, 2016.

SECTION 5. This act becomes effective January 1, 2013, and applies to the 2012 election.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15^th day of June, 2011.

s/ Walter H. Dalton

President of the Senate

s/ Thom Tillis

Speaker of the House of Representatives

s/ Beverly E. Perdue

Governor

Approved 11:50 a.m. this 23^rd day of June, 2011