Geography only. Source: 28 U.S.C. § 113. If the packet names a different court, use that court. This page does not decide your summons.
A few counties are split only for named federal facilities (Fort Bragg / Camp Mackall and FCI Butner). The summons still controls.
Eastern District of North Carolina
Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilson.
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Middle District of North Carolina
Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham (except FCI Butner), Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke (except Fort Bragg / Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore (except Fort Bragg / Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond (except Fort Bragg / Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, Scotland (except Fort Bragg / Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin.
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Western District of North Carolina
Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey.
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Verify the current statute or the court’s own county list before you rely on a line.