GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2005
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HOUSE BILL 1066
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Short Title: Durham Judicial Personnel Funds. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Wilkins, Luebke, Michaux, and Miller (Primary Sponsors). |
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Referred to: |
Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety. |
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March 31, 2005
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to establish two new district court judges and supporting staff in district court district 14, three new assistant district attorneys in prosecutorial district 14, a new magistrate for durham county, and funding for the Youth treatment court in durham county.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 7A-133(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:
District Judges County
1 5 Camden
Chowan
Currituck
Dare
Gates
Pasquotank
Perquimans
2 4 Martin
Beaufort
Tyrrell
Hyde
Washington
3A 5 Pitt
3B 5 Craven
Pamlico
Carteret
4 8 Sampson
Duplin
Jones
Onslow
5 8 New Hanover
Pender
6A 2 Halifax
6B 3 Northampton
Bertie
Hertford
7 7 Nash
Edgecombe
Wilson
8 6 Wayne
Greene
Lenoir
9 4 Granville
(part of Vance
see subsection (b))
Franklin
9A 2 Person
Caswell
9B 2 Warren
(part of Vance
see subsection (b))
10 15 Wake
11 8 Harnett
Johnston
Lee
12 9 Cumberland
13 6 Bladen
Brunswick
Columbus
14
6 8
Durham
15A 4 Alamance
15B 4 Orange
Chatham
16A 3 Scotland
Hoke
16B 5 Robeson
17A 2 Rockingham
17B 4 Stokes
Surry
18 12 Guilford
19A 4 Cabarrus
19B 6 Montgomery
Moore
Randolph
19C 4 Rowan
20 7 Stanly
Union
Anson
Richmond
21 9 Forsyth
22 9 Alexander
Davidson
Davie
Iredell
23 4 Alleghany
Ashe
Wilkes
Yadkin
24 4 Avery
Madison
Mitchell
Watauga
Yancey
25 8 Burke
Caldwell
Catawba
26 17 Mecklenburg
27A 6 Gaston
27B 4 Cleveland
Lincoln
28 6 Buncombe
29 7 Henderson
McDowell
Polk
Rutherford
Transylvania
30 5 Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Haywood
Jackson
Macon
Swain."
SECTION 2. The Governor shall appoint the additional district court judges for District 14 authorized by this act, and those judges' successors shall be elected in the 2006 general election for four-year terms commencing on the first Monday in December 2006.
SECTION 3. G.S. 7A-60(a1) reads as rewritten:
"(a1) The counties of the State are organized into prosecutorial districts, and each district has the counties and the number of full-time assistant district attorneys set forth in the following table:
No. of Full-Time
Prosecutorial Asst. District
District Counties Attorneys
1 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, 10
Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,
Perquimans
2 Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, 6
Tyrrell, Washington
3A Pitt 9
3B Carteret, Craven, Pamlico 10
4 Duplin, Jones, Onslow, 14
Sampson
5 New Hanover, Pender 14
6A Halifax 4
6B Bertie, Hertford, 4
Northampton
7 Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson 16
8 Greene, Lenoir, Wayne 11
9 Franklin, Granville, 11
Vance, Warren
9A Person, Caswell 4
10 Wake 31
11 Harnett, Johnston, Lee 14
12 Cumberland 18
13 Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus 11
14
Durham
13 16
15A Alamance 8
15B Orange, Chatham 7
16A Scotland, Hoke 5
16B Robeson 10
17A Rockingham 5
17B Stokes, Surry 5
18 Guilford 27
19A Cabarrus 6
19B Montgomery, Moore, Randolph 11
19C Rowan 5
20 Anson, Richmond, 15
Stanly, Union
21 Forsyth 17
22 Alexander, Davidson, Davie, 16
Iredell
23 Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, 5
Yadkin
24 Avery, Madison, Mitchell, 4
Watauga, Yancey
25 Burke, Caldwell, Catawba 15
26 Mecklenburg 36
27A Gaston 12
27B Cleveland, 9
Lincoln
28 Buncombe 11
29 Henderson, McDowell, Polk, 11
Rutherford, Transylvania
30 Cherokee, Clay, Graham, 9
Haywood, Jackson, Macon,
Swain."
SECTION 4. G.S. 7A-133(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Each county shall have the numbers of magistrates and additional seats of district court, as set forth in the following table:
Additional
Magistrates Seats of
County Min. - Max. Court
Camden 1 3
Chowan 2 3
Currituck 1 4
Dare 3 8
Gates 2 3
Pasquotank 3 5
Perquimans 2 4
Martin 4 8
Beaufort 4 8
Tyrrell 1 3
Hyde 2 4
Washington 3 4
Pitt 10 12 Farmville
Ayden
Craven 7 10 Havelock
Pamlico 2 4
Carteret 5 8
Sampson 6 8
Duplin 8 11
Jones 2 3
Onslow 8 14
New Hanover 6 11
Pender 4 6
Halifax 9 14 Roanoke
Rapids,
Scotland Neck
Northampton 5 7
Bertie 4 6
Hertford 5 7
Nash 7 10 Rocky Mount
Edgecombe 4 7 Rocky Mount
Wilson 4 7
Wayne 5 12 Mount Olive
Greene 2 4
Lenoir 4 10 La Grange
Granville 3 7
Vance 3 6
Warren 3 5
Franklin 3 7
Person 3 4
Caswell 2 5
Wake 12 21 Apex,
Wendell,
Fuquay-
Varina,
Wake Forest
Harnett 7 11 Dunn
Johnston 10 12 Benson,
Clayton,
Selma
Lee 4 6
Cumberland 10 19
Bladen 4 6
Brunswick 4 9
Columbus 6 10 Tabor City
Durham
8 13 14
Alamance 7 11 Burlington
Orange 4 11 Chapel Hill
Chatham 3 9 Siler City
Scotland 3 5
Hoke 4 5
Robeson 8 16 Fairmont,
Maxton,
Pembroke,
Red Springs,
Rowland,
St. Pauls
Rockingham 4 9 Reidsville,
Eden,
Madison
Stokes 2 5
Surry 5 9 Mt. Airy
Guilford 20 27 High Point
Cabarrus 5 9 Kannapolis
Montgomery 2 4
Randolph 5 10 Liberty
Rowan 5 10
Stanly 5 6
Union 4 7
Anson 4 6
Richmond 5 6 Hamlet
Moore 5 8 Southern
Pines
Forsyth 3 15 Kernersville
Alexander 2 4
Davidson 7 10 Thomasville
Davie 2 4
Iredell 4 9 Mooresville
Alleghany 1 2
Ashe 3 4
Wilkes 4 6
Yadkin 3 5
Avery 3 5
Madison 4 5
Mitchell 3 4
Watauga 4 6
Yancey 2 4
Burke 4 7
Caldwell 4 7
Catawba 6 10 Hickory
Mecklenburg 15 28
Gaston 11 22
Cleveland 5 8
Lincoln 4 7
Buncombe 6 15
Henderson 4 7
McDowell 3 6
Polk 3 4
Rutherford 6 8
Transylvania 2 4
Cherokee 3 4
Clay 1 2
Graham 2 3
Haywood 5 7 Canton
Jackson 3 5
Macon 3 5
Swain 2 4"
SECTION 5. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of two hundred thirteen thousand five hundred seventy-six dollars ($213,576) for the 2005-2006 fiscal year and the sum of two hundred fifty-three thousand eight hundred ninety-two dollars ($253,892) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to establish the two new district court judges for District Court District 14 authorized by this act.
SECTION 6. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of one hundred eighty-nine thousand fifty-four dollars ($189,054) for the 2005-2006 fiscal year and the sum of two hundred thirty-two thousand seven hundred seventy-six dollars ($232,776) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to establish the three new assistant district attorneys for District Court District 14 authorized by this act.
SECTION 7. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of one hundred sixty-seven thousand two hundred eighty-six dollars ($167,286) for the 2005-2006 fiscal year and the sum of two hundred one thousand two hundred seventy-six dollars ($201,276) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to establish six deputy clerk positions for District Court District 14.
SECTION 8. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of thirty-three thousand fifty-three dollars ($33,053) for the 2005-2006 fiscal year and the sum of thirty-eight thousand one hundred dollars ($38,100) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to establish a new magistrate for Durham County.
SECTION 9. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for the 2005-2006 fiscal year and the sum of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) for the 2006-2007 fiscal year to fund the Youth Treatment Court in Durham County, which has previously been funded through grants.
SECTION 10. Section 8 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2005. The remainder of this act becomes effective October 1, 2005.