NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-190 (2026)

District courts always open

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The district courts shall be deemed always open for the disposition of matters properly cognizable by them. But all trials on the merits shall be conducted at trial sessions regularly scheduled as provided in this Chapter. (1965, c. 310, s. 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1968–1994 · leading case: Ward v. Ward, 448 S.E.2d 862 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994).

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Ward v. Ward, 448 S.E.2d 862 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to G.S. § 7A-190, [t]he district courts shall be deemed always open for the disposition of matters properly cognizable by them.”

Schumacher v. Schumacher, 426 S.E.2d 467 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 9× “According to N.C.G.S. § 7A-190, [t]he district courts shall be deemed always open for the disposition of matters properly cognizable by them.”

Boston v. Freeman, 171 S.E.2d 206 (N.C. Ct. App. 1969). “G.S. 7A-190. “All trials on the merits shall be conducted in open court .”

Bowen Ex Rel. Bowen v. Hodge Motor Co., 224 S.E.2d 699 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976). “G.S. 7A-190, providing that district courts shall be deemed open for the disposition of matters properly cognizable by them, and G.”

Laws v. Laws, 161 S.E.2d 40 (N.C. Ct. App. 1968). “*245 The 1965 General Assembly, in creating the District Courts, provided in G.S. 7A-190 as follows: “District courts always open.”

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