NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-5 (2026)

Organization and age limit for service as justice or judge

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(a) The appellate division of the General Court of Justice consists of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.

(b) No justice or judge of the appellate division of the General Court of Justice may continue in office beyond the last day of the month in which the justice or judge attains 76 years of age, but justices and judges so retired may be recalled for periods of temporary service as provided in this Subchapter. (1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 108, s. 1; 2023-134, s. 16.14(b).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1968–2008 · leading case: Early v. Cnty. of Durham, Dep't of Soc. Servs., 667 S.E.2d 512 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008).

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Early v. Cnty. of Durham, Dep't of Soc. Servs., 667 S.E.2d 512 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “IV, § 5 (amended 1970); see also N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-5 (2007). As such, the language of 25 N.”

State v. Colson, 163 S.E.2d 376 (N.C. 1968). “See also G.S. 7A-5; 7A-16. The General'Assembly then enacted a system of appeals providing, inter alia, that an appeal may be taken as a matter of right to the Supreme Court from any decision of the Court of Appeals rendered in a case which directly involves á substantial…”

In re Annexation Ordinance Adopted by the City of Albemarle, 266 S.E.2d 661 (N.C. 1980). “G.S. 7A-5, G.S. 7A-16; State v. Colson, 274 N.”

Fetherbay v. Sharpe Motor Lines, 173 S.E.2d 589 (N.C. Ct. App. 1970). “IV, § 5; G.S. 7A-5. The time within which a record on appeal is to be docketed in the appellate division is governed by rules of procedure and practice in the appellate division.”

Adams-Millis Corp. v. Town of Kernersville, 187 S.E.2d 704 (N.C. 1972). “G.S. 7A-5, G.S. 7A-16; State v. Colson, 274 N.”

Biltmore Square Assocs. v. City of Asheville, 497 S.E.2d 121 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “Language and definitions consistent with the North Carolina Constitution are also used in Chapter 7A of the General Statutes, the Judicial Department Act of 1965, including N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-5 (1995), which states the “appellate division of the General Court of Justice…”

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