{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-141","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-141","heading":"Designation of chief judge; assignment of judge to another district for temporary or specialized duty.","body":"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.\nThe Chief Justice may transfer a district judge from one district to another for temporary or specialized duty. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 7A. Judicial Department.","SUBCHAPTER IV. DISTRICT COURT DIVISION OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE.","Article 14. District Judges."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7A/GS_7A-141.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:27Z","sha256":"ea0f844d8f7c8cb3f29954c503d4f878e03d816e952a435a03c75721149a38ac","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-140.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7a-142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}