The Superior Court Division of the General Court of Justice consists of the several superior courts of the State. The clerk of superior court in the exercise of the judicial power conferred upon him as ex officio judge of probate, and in the exercise of other judicial powers conferred upon him by law in respect of special proceedings and the administration of guardianships and trusts, is a judicial officer of the Superior Court Division, and not a separate court.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-40
Composition; judicial powers of clerk
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 128 N.C. App. 534 - DTH Publishing Corp. v. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)
Most recently applied in 204 N.C. App. 310 - Bare v. Atwood (June 2010)
1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 691, s. 1; 1969, c. 1190, s. 4; 1971, c. 377, s. 4.
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