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The 26th Judicial District in Mecklenburg County is located at 832 E 4th St, Charlotte, NC 28202 and housed within the Mecklenburg County Courthouse. Here is some useful info on Charlotte Mecklenburg Court Schedules and Calendars:
Mecklenburg County Court Schedule January through April 2016
Mecklenburg Count Judges Schedule May through August 2016
Mecklenburg County Judges Schedule September through December 2016
The Chief District Court Judge is the Honorable Regan A. Miller .
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26th Judicial District – District Court Judges:
Hon. Rickye McKoy-Mitchell
Hon. Louis A. Trosch, Jr.
Hon. Becky T. Tin
Hon. Christy T. Mann
Hon. Ronald L. Chapman
Hon. Donnie Hoover
Hon. Paige B. McThenia
Hon. Kimberly Best-Staton
Hon. Charlotte Brown
Hon. Elizabeth Thornton Trosch
Hon. Karen Eady-Williams
Hon. Donald R. Cureton, Jr.
Hon. Matthew J. Osman
Hon. Sean P. Smith
Hon. Jena P. Culler
Hon. Ty Hands
Hon. Gary L. Henderson
Hon. David H. Strickland
Hon. Yolanda Trotman
Hon. Alicia Brooks
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Legal Reference / Learning Materials
State District Court Judges are elected, although the Governor of North Carolina appoints vacant positions as set forth in N.C.G.S. 7A-142 for the remainder of an unexpired term, following a Bar Election.
The North Carolina General Assembly recently modified partisan affiliation for Court of Appeals Judgeships; but, District Court Judge Elections do not reflect or recognize political party with which the candidate is affiliated or any other unaffiliated status.
Once elected, Judges serve for a term of four years.
District Court Judge “Quick Tips”
- District Court Judges must be “duly authorized to practice law.”
- The General Assembly determines the number of judges for each District
- Judges must be residents of the District for which s/he has been elected
- The four year term begins, “. . .[O]n the first day in January next after election.”
- District Court Judges are full-time and “devote his or her full time to the duties of the office.”
- District Court Judges may not practice law
- District Court Judges cannot be a partner or associate in a law firm or engage in the practice of law
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District Court Judges in North Carolina may hear both civil and criminal cases. District Court Judges preside over Juvenile Court, Domestic / Family Law matters, Civil Trials (up to a certain monetary value).
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Bill Powers is the host of North Carolina Law Talk and practicing attorney in North Carolina. He is available for speaking engagements and Continuing Legal Education CLE: 704-342-4357 .
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