North Carolina Legal Overview: Burlington The Burlington metropolitan area in North Carolina is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Alamance County. It is officially known as the Burlington, NC MSA and is a part of the larger Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point CSA, better known as the Piedmont Triad. Apart from the aforementioned Burlington MSA, this combined statistical area includes the Winston-Salem MSA, Greensboro-High Point MSA, and the Mount Airy micropolitan area (Surry County). Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Burlington metro area.
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1. Alamance County is served by Judicial District 15A. The Alamance County Superior Court is the county’s main trial court. It has general jurisdiction over felonies, personal injury lawsuits and all major civil cased filed in the county. The Alamance County District Court has limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors and preliminary hearings for felony cases. It shares original jurisdiction with the superior court for civil cases which do not exceed $10,000. The county also has a small claims court, which has jurisdiction over cases not exceeding $5,000.
Trending Legal Topics: The Alamance County District Court may act as an appellate court for appeals against small claims court verdicts. The North Carolina Court of Appeals is an intermediate appellate court, which hears appeals coming from the district and superior courts. The North Carolina Supreme Court is the highest court in the state. Federal cases in Alamance County may be filed with the Greensboro Division of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Federal appeals will go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. |