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    Currituck County, North Carolina (Judicial)

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    Currituck County is located within the North Carolina District Court District 1 and the North Carolina Superior Court First Division, District 1.

    The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has jurisdiction in Currituck County. Appeals from the Eastern District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

    Judges[edit]

    Currituck County, North Carolina

    Superior Court[edit]

    Ballotpedia does not actively cover any Superior Court judges in Currituck County.

    District Court[edit]

    Ballotpedia does not actively cover any District Court judges in Currituck County.

    Elections[edit]

    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.

    Election rules[edit]

    Primary election[edit]

    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.[1]

    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.[2][1]


    See also[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School of Government, "History of North Carolina Judicial Elections," August 2020
    2. ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "North Carolina Constitution - Article IV," accessed September 20, 2021 (Section 19)
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