North Carolina Legal Overview: Rocky Mount The Rocky Mount metropolitan area in North Carolina is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Edgecombe and Nash counties. Nash County is served by Judicial District 7A, while Edgecombe County comes under Judicial District 7BC. The city of Rocky Mount spans across both counties. As such, both counties have two courthouse locations each, one in their respective county seats and the other one in Rocky Mount. Listed below are all the major cities and towns in the Rocky Mount metro area.
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1. The Nash County superior, district and small claims courts have locations in both Nashville and Rocky Mount. The superior court has general jurisdiction over felonies and major civil cases. The district and superior courts share original jurisdiction over civil cases amounting to less than $10,000. The small claims court is a district court division charged with handling small claims below $5,000. The Edgecombe County superior, district and small claims courts are also located in both Tarboro and Rocky Mount.
Trending Legal Topics: Verdicts handed down by the small claims courts in both counties can be appealed against by asking for a jury trial in the county’s district court. Appeals against district or superior court verdicts are filed with the Court of Appeals. Federal cases in the Rocky Mount metro area have to be filed with the Raleigh Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. All federal appeals from North Carolina are heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. |