Swain County, North Carolina (Judicial)
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Swain County is located within the North Carolina District Court District 43 and the North Carolina Superior Court Fifth Division, District 43A.
The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina has jurisdiction in Swain County. Appeals from the Western District go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.
Judges
Superior Court
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District Court
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Elections
- 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.
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
- North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
- North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Election rules
Primary election
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]
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