Jurisdiction: revised divisions and counties
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The geographic jurisdiction of the Middle District of North Carolina consists of all the following [[North Carolina counties|counties]] in the middle part of the state of [[North Carolina]].
The geographic jurisdiction of the Middle District of North Carolina consists of all the following [[North Carolina counties|counties]] in the middle part of the state of [[North Carolina]].
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The [[Sunshinereview:Durham
,
North Carolina|Durham]] division covers [[Sunshinereview
:
Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]], [[Sunshinereview:Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Sunshinereview:Lee County, North Carolina|Lee]], [[Sunshinereview:Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]], and [[Sunshinereview:Person County, North Carolina|Person]] counties.
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There are five court divisions
,
each covering the following counties
:
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The
[[Sunshinereview:Greensboro
,
North Carolina|Greensboro]] division includes:
[[
Sunshinereview:Alamance
County, North Carolina|
Alamance
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Caswell
County, North Carolina|
Caswell
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Guilford
County, North Carolina|
Guilford
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Randolph
County, North Carolina|
Randolph
]], and [[
Sunshinereview:Rockingham
County, North Carolina|
Rockingham
]]
counties.
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The
'''Durham Division'''
,
covering
[[
Chatham
County, North Carolina|
Chatham
]], [[
Durham
County, North Carolina|
Durham
]], [[
Lee
County, North Carolina|
Lee
]], [[
Orange
County, North Carolina|
Orange
]], and [[
Person
County, North Carolina|
Person
]]
Counties
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The
[[Sunshinereview:Rockingham
,
North Carolina|Rockingham]] division hears cases for:
[[
Sunshinereview:Hoke
County, North Carolina|
Hoke
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Montgomery
County, North Carolina|
Montgomery
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Moore
County, North Carolina|
Moore
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Richmond
County, North Carolina|
Richmond
]], and [[
Sunshinereview:Scotland
County, North Carolina|
Scotland
]]
.
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The
'''Greensboro Division'''
,
covering
[[
Alamance
County, North Carolina|
Alamance
]], [[
Caswell
County, North Carolina|
Caswell
]], [[
Guilford
County, North Carolina|
Guilford
]], [[
Randolph
County, North Carolina|
Randolph
]], and [[
Rockingham
County, North Carolina|
Rockingham
]]
Counties
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The
[[Sunshinereview:Salisbury
,
North Carolina|Salisbury]] division includes:
[[
Sunshinereview:Cabarrus
County, North Carolina|
Cabarrus
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Davidson
County, North Carolina|
Davidson
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Davie
County, North Carolina|
Davie
]], [[
Sunshinereview:Rowan
County, North Carolina|
Rowan
]], and [[
Sunshinereview:Stanly
County, North Carolina|
Stanly
]]
counties.
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The
'''Rockingham Division'''
,
covering
[[
Hoke
County, North Carolina|
Hoke
]], [[
Montgomery
County, North Carolina|
Montgomery
]], [[
Moore
County, North Carolina|
Moore
]], [[
Richmond
County, North Carolina|
Richmond
]], and [[
Scotland
County, North Carolina|
Scotland
]]
Counties
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The [[
Sunshinereview:Winston-Salem
, North Carolina|Winston-Salem
]] division covers:
[[
Sunshinereview:
Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]], [[
Sunshinereview:
Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]], [[
Sunshinereview:
Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]], and [[
Sunshinereview:
Yadkin County, North Carolina|Yadkin]]
counties
.
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The
'''Salisbury Division''', covering
[[
Cabarrus County
, North Carolina|
Cabarrus]], [[Davidson County, North Carolina|Davidson]], [[Davie County, North Carolina|Davie]], [[Rowan County, North Carolina|Rowan]], and [[Stanly County, North Carolina|Stanly]] Counties
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The '''
Winston-Salem
Division''', covering
[[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth]], [[Stokes County, North Carolina|Stokes]], [[Surry County, North Carolina|Surry]], and [[Yadkin County, North Carolina|Yadkin]]
Counties
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When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the [[Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals]] based in Downtown [[Sunshinereview:Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]] at the Lewis F. Powell Federal Courthouse
.
===Cases heard===
===Cases heard===