Courts of North Carolina include:
;State courts of North Carolina
*North Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists ...
**North Carolina Court of Appeals
The North Carolina Court of Appeals (in case citation, N.C. Ct. App.) is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating panels of three. The Court of Appeals was create ...
***North Carolina Superior Court The Superior Court is North Carolina's general jurisdiction trial court. It was established in 1777 and is North Carolina's oldest court.
Jurisdiction and administration
The Superior Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction in North Caroli ...
(46 districts)
***North Carolina District Courts In the U.S. state of North Carolina, District Courts are tribunals inferior to the Suprerior Court. In criminal matters, they jurisdiction over misdemeanor and infraction cases. In civil matters, the courts have original jurisdiction over civil dis ...
(45 districts)
Federal courts located in North Carolina
* United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
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*United States District Court for the District of North Carolina
The following are former United States district courts, which ceased to exist because they were subdivided into smaller units. With the exception of California, each of these courts initially covered an entire U.S. state, and was subdivided as the ...
(extinct, subdivided)
*United States District Court for the District of Edenton
The following are former United States district courts, which ceased to exist because they were subdivided into smaller units. With the exception of California, each of these courts initially covered an entire U.S. state, and was subdivided as the ...
(1794–1797; extinct, reorganized)
* United States District Court for the District of New Bern (1794–1797; extinct, reorganized)
*United States District Court for the District of Wilmington
The following are former United States district courts, which ceased to exist because they were subdivided into smaller units. With the exception of California, each of these courts initially covered an entire U.S. state, and was subdivided as the ...
(1794–1797; extinct, reorganized)
* United States District Court for the District of Albemarle (1801–1872; extinct, reorganized)
*United States District Court for the District of Cape Fear
The following are former United States district courts, which ceased to exist because they were subdivided into smaller units. With the exception of California, each of these courts initially covered an entire U.S. state, and was subdivided as the ...
(1801–1872; extinct, reorganized)
* United States District Court for the District of Pamptico (1801–1872; extinct, reorganized)
References
External links
National Center for State Courts – directory of state court websites
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Courts in the United States
North Carolina state courts