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North Carolina · Through S.L. 2026-30

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-141: Designation of chief judge; assignment of judge to another district for temporary or specialized duty.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Chapter 7A. Judicial Department.
  2. SUBCHAPTER IV. DISTRICT COURT DIVISION OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
  3. Article 14. District Judges.

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. In a single judge district, the judge is the chief district judge.

The Chief Justice may transfer a district judge from one district to another for temporary or specialized duty. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)

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