Courts of North Carolina

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Courts of North Carolina include:

State courts of North Carolina
North Carolina Supreme Court American judge

The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices has varied from time to time. The primary function of the Supreme Court is to decide questions of law that have arisen in the lower courts and before state administrative agencies.

North Carolina Court of Appeals

The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating panels of three. The Court of Appeals was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1967 after voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1965 which "authorized the creation of an intermediate court of appeals to relieve pressure on the North Carolina Supreme Court."

The Superior Court is North Carolina's general jurisdiction trial court. It was established in 1777 and is North Carolina's oldest court.

Federal courts located in North Carolina

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina is the United States District Court that serves the eastern 44 counties in North Carolina. Appeals from the Eastern District of North Carolina are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

The United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina is a United States district court with jurisdiction over 24 counties in the center of North Carolina. It consists of five divisions with a headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina is a Federal district court which covers the western third of North Carolina.

Former federal courts of North Carolina

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References

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  2. "About Court of Appeals". Nccourts.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-17.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
  3. "Superior Court". Nccourts.org. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  4. "District Courts". Nccourts.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-17.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
  5. "Welcome to the Eastern District of North Carolina". Nced.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  6. "U. S. District Court". Ncmd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
  7. "NCWD Home". Ncwd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.