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28 U.S.C. § 113 — North Carolina

submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 310 words · no verdicts yet

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North Carolina is split into three federal court districts: Eastern, Middle, and Western. This law lists the counties in each district and where court is held. Some border counties are split because they contain the Fort Bragg Military Reservation or a federal prison.

North Carolina is divided into three judicial districts: the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts. (a) Eastern District: covers Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties, plus the parts of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, and Richmond counties that contain the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall, and the part of Durham County that contains the Federal Correctional Institution at Butner. Court for this district is held at Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Wilson. (b) Middle District: covers Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (excluding the Butner federal-prison portion), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke (excluding its Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall portion), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (excluding its Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall portion), Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond (excluding its Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall portion), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland (excluding its Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall portion), Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin counties. Court for this district is held at Durham, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. (c) Western District: covers Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties. Court for this district is held at Asheville, Bryson City, Charlotte, Shelby, and Statesville.
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North Carolina is divided into three judicial districts to be known as the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina.

Eastern District

(a) The Eastern District comprises the counties of Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilson, those portions of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, and Richmond counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall, and that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina.

Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Elizabeth City, Fayetteville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Wilson.

Middle District

(b) Middle District.—The Middle District comprises the counties of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.

Court for the Middle District shall be held at Durham, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.

Western District

(c) The Western District comprises the counties of Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey.

Court for the Western District shall be held at Asheville, Bryson City, Charlotte, Shelby, and Statesville.

Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 89–319, Nov. 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 1186; Pub. L. 96–462, § 5(a)–(c), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2053, 2054; Pub. L. 102–272, Apr. 21, 1992, 106 Stat. 112; Pub. L. 117–26, § 1(a), July 6, 2021, 135 Stat. 299.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 886
  • 1965Amended · Pub. L. 89-319 · 79 Stat. 1186
  • 1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-462 · 94 Stat. 2053, 2054
  • 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-272 · 106 Stat. 112
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-26 · 135 Stat. 299

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.

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