Bill Text: NC H33 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: New Judge/ADA Wake County

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-02 - Ref To Com On Appropriations [H33 Detail]

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

H                                                                                                                                                   D

HOUSE DRH40020-LLa-36  (01/22)

 

 

 

Short Title:        New Judge/ADA Wake County.

(Public)

Sponsors:

Representative Jackson.

Referred to:

 

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to appropriate funds for an additional district court judge for district court district 10 and to appropriate funds for an additional assistant district attorney for prosecutorial district 10.

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                                    6                                                      Craven

                                                                                                Pamlico

                                                                                                Carteret

4                                      8                                                      Sampson

                                                                                                Duplin

                                                                                                Jones

                                                                                                Onslow

5                                      9                                                      New Hanover

                                                                                                Pender

6                                      4                                                      Northampton

                                                                                                Bertie

                                                                                                Hertford

                                                                                                Halifax

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                              1920                                                      Wake

11                                  11                                                      Harnett

                                                                                                Johnston

                                                                                                Lee

12                                  10                                                      Cumberland

13                                    6                                                      Bladen

                                                                                                Brunswick

                                                                                                Columbus

14                                    7                                                      Durham

15A                                 4                                                      Alamance

15B                                  5                                                      Orange

                                                                                                Chatham

16A                                 6                                                      Scotland

                                                                                                Hoke

                                                                                                Anson

                                                                                                Richmond

16B                                  5                                                      Robeson

17A                                 3                                                      Rockingham

17B                                  4                                                      Stokes

                                                                                                Surry

18                                  14                                                      Guilford

19A                                 4                                                      Cabarrus

19B                                  7                                                      Montgomery

                                                                                                Moore

                                                                                                Randolph

19C                                 5                                                      Rowan

20A                                 2                                                      Stanly

20B                                  1                                                      (part of Union

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

20C                                 2                                                      (part of Union

                                                                                                see subsection (b))

20D                                 1                                                      Union

21                                  11                                                      Forsyth

22A                                 5                                                      Alexander

                                                                                                Iredell

22B                                  6                                                      Davidson

                                                                                                Davie

23                                    4                                                      Alleghany

                                                                                                Ashe

                                                                                                Wilkes

                                                                                                Yadkin

24                                    4                                                      Avery

                                                                                                Madison

                                                                                                Mitchell

                                                                                                Watauga

                                                                                                Yancey

25                                    9                                                      Burke

                                                                                                Caldwell

                                                                                                Catawba

26                                  21                                                      Mecklenburg

27A                                 7                                                      Gaston

27B                                  5                                                      Cleveland

                                                                                                Lincoln

28                                    7                                                      Buncombe

29A                                 3                                                      McDowell

                                                                                                Rutherford

29B                                  4                                                      Henderson

                                                                                                Polk

                                                                                                Transylvania

30                                    6                                                      Cherokee

                                                                                                Clay

                                                                                                Graham

                                                                                                Haywood

                                                                                                Jackson

                                                                                                Macon

                                                                                                Swain."

SECTION 2.  The Governor shall appoint the additional district court judge for District 10 authorized by this act, and that judge's successor shall be elected in the 2016 election for a four‑year term commencing January 1, 2017.

SECTION 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of one hundred eighty‑five thousand nine hundred sixty‑two dollars ($185,962) for the 2015‑2016 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred seventy‑six thousand eight hundred twenty‑five dollars ($176,825) for the 2016‑2017 fiscal year to fund the additional district court judgeship authorized by this act.

SECTION 4.  The Chief District Court Judge in District 10 should use the additional district court judge authorized by this act to address driving while impaired offenses in the District to the fullest extent possible.

SECTION 5.  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,                                               11

Dare, Gates, Pasquotank,

Perquimans

2                               Beaufort, Hyde, Martin,                                                          8

Tyrrell, Washington

3A                            Pitt                                                                                       11

3B                             Carteret, Craven, Pamlico                                                     12

4                               Duplin, Jones, Onslow,                                                         18

Sampson

5                               New Hanover, Pender                                                          18

6                               Bertie, Halifax, Hertford,                                                       10

Northampton

7                               Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson                                                    18

8                               Greene, Lenoir, Wayne                                                         14

9                               Franklin, Granville,                                                                10

                                 Vance, Warren                                                                        

9A                            Person, Caswell                                                                      6

10                             Wake                                                                               4142

11A                          Harnett, Lee                                                                           9

11B                           Johnston                                                                               10

12                             Cumberland                                                                          23

13                             Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus                                              13

14                             Durham                                                                                18

15A                          Alamance                                                                             11

15B                           Orange, Chatham                                                                 10

16A                          Scotland, Hoke                                                                      7

16B                           Robeson                                                                               12

16C                          Anson, Richmond                                                                   6

17A                          Rockingham                                                                           7

17B                           Stokes, Surry                                                                         8

18                             Guilford                                                                                32

19A                          Cabarrus                                                                                9

19B                           Montgomery, Randolph                                                          9

19C                          Rowan                                                                                   8

19D                          Moore                                                                                    5

20A                                                                                                                        5

                                 Stanly

20B                           Union                                                                                   10

21                             Forsyth                                                                                 25

22A                          Alexander, Iredell                                                                 11

22B                           Davidson, Davie                                                                   11

23                             Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes,                                                        8

                                 Yadkin

24                             Avery, Madison, Mitchell,                                                       7

                                 Watauga, Yancey

25                             Burke, Caldwell, Catawba                                                    18

26                             Mecklenburg                                                                        58

27A                          Gaston                                                                                 14

27B                           Cleveland,                                                                            11

                                 Lincoln

28                             Buncombe                                                                            14

29A                          McDowell, Rutherford                                                            7

29B                           Henderson, Polk, Transylvania                                                8

30                             Cherokee, Clay, Graham,                                                     10

                                 Haywood, Jackson, Macon,

                                 Swain."

SECTION 6.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Judicial Department the sum of one hundred sixteen thousand eighty‑four dollars ($116,084) for the 2015‑2016 fiscal year and the sum of one hundred twelve thousand nine hundred sixty‑three dollars ($112,963) for the 2016‑2017 fiscal year to establish the additional assistant district attorney authorized by this act.

SECTION 7.  The District Attorney in District 10 should use the additional assistant district attorney authorized by this act to address driving while impaired offenses in the District to the fullest extent possible.

SECTION 8.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2015.

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