North Carolina Legal Overview: Goldsboro The Goldsboro metropolitan area in North Carolina is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Wayne County. The county is served by the 8th Judicial District. The Wayne County Superior Court is the main trial court with general jurisdiction over felonies and all major civil cases. The Wayne County District Court has limited jurisdiction over preliminary felony hearings and misdemeanors, and shares jurisdiction with the superior court for civil cases not amounting to more than $10,000. The major cities and towns in the Goldsboro metro area are listed below.
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1. The Wayne County Small Claims Court is a division of the district court, and has original jurisdiction over cases not exceeding $5,000. The Wayne County Family Court handles divorce cases, juvenile matters and domestic violence complaints. Appeals against small claims verdicts may be filed with the district court. District and superior court appeals in turn go to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The North Carolina Supreme Court may agree to review a case and overturn or uphold the intermediate appellate court’s ruling.
Trending Legal Topics: Federal court cases that originate in Wayne County will be heard by the Raleigh Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Bankruptcy petitions for Wayne County must also be filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. This court has courthouse locations in both Raleigh and Wilson. All appeals against federal court verdicts coming from North Carolina are heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. |