North Carolina Legal Overview: Wilmington The Wilmington metropolitan area in North Carolina is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. Better known as the Cape Fear region, the official name for this metro area is the Wilmington, NC MSA. Brunswick County is served by Judicial District 13 and 13B. New Hanover and Pender counties come under the 5th Judicial District. The superior courts in each of these counties are the main trial courts with general jurisdiction. Listed below are the main cities and towns in the Wilmington metro area.
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1. The New Hanover County Superior Court in Wilmington is the county’s main trial court. The New Hanover District has limited jurisdiction over misdemeanors, preliminary felony hearings and civil disputes not amounting to more than $10,000. The small claims court is a division of the district court, and has jurisdiction over civil disputes not exceeding $5,000. The county also has traffic, family, drug treatment and teen courts in Wilmington.
Trending Legal Topics: Verdicts obtained in the small claims court in Wilmington can be overturned by filing for a jury trial with the New Hanover District Court. Appeals for verdicts obtained in the district and superior courts are heard by the NC Court of Appeals in Raleigh. The NC Supreme Court in the State Capitol in Raleigh is the court of last resort. Cases which need to be filed in the federal court system go to the Wilmington Division of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. |