North Carolina Superior Court 24
Court
The North Carolina Superior Court 24 is one of 70 superior courts in North Carolina. It is part of the fifth division of the superior courts. It serves Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga, and Yancey counties. North Carolina House Bill 717 law restructured the superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts of the state in 2018. The law moved the court from the 8th superior court division to the fifth division. Overall, the number of divisions of the superior courts were reduced from eight to five.[1]
Elections
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections
North Carolina is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in North Carolina, click here.
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2026
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
- North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
- North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
For more information about judicial selection processes in each state, click here.
Election rules
Primary election
The judges of the North Carolina Superior Courts are chosen through partisan elections. Judges are elected to eight-year terms and must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[2]
The judges of the North Carolina District Courts are chosen through partisan elections. District judges serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.[3][2]
See also
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Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina
State courts:
Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "Session Law 2018-121," June 28, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Government, "History of North Carolina Judicial Elections," August 2020
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "North Carolina Constitution - Article IV," accessed September 20, 2021 (Section 19)
