Source: WRAL, 4/27/18

Republican lawmakers dusted off proposals Friday to move judicial appointment powers from Gov. Roy Cooper to the General Assembly, bringing a pair of bills that passed the House last year before an off-session committee studying judicial redistricting.
The measures – House Bill 240 and House Bill 241 – would have the legislature replace District Court judges and special Superior Court judges when vacancies open on the bench. 

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