North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - Jurisdiction.
§ 7A-25 - Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

7A-25. Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to hear claims against the State, but its decisions shall be merely recommendatory; no process in the nature of execution shall issue thereon; the decisions shall be reported to the next session of the General Assembly for its action. The court shall by rule prescribe the procedures to be followed in the proper exercise of the jurisdiction conferred by this section. (1967, c. 108, s. 1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 7A - Judicial Department

Article 5 - Jurisdiction.

§ 7A-25 - Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

§ 7A-26 - Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.

§ 7A-27 - Appeals of right from the courts of the trial divisions.

§ 7A-28 - Decisions of Court of Appeals on post-trial motions for appropriate relief, valuation of exempt property, or courts-martial are final.

§ 7A-29 - Appeals of right from certain administrative agencies.

§ 7A-30 - Appeals of right from certain decisions of the Court of Appeals.

§ 7A-31 - Discretionary review by the Supreme Court.

§ 7A-31.1 - Discretionary Review by the Court of Appeals.

§ 7A-32 - Power of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to issue remedial writs.

§ 7A-33 - Supreme Court to prescribe appellate division rules of practice and procedure.

§ 7A-34 - Rules of practice and procedure in trial courts.

§ 7A-37.1 - Statewide court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration in certain civil actions.

§ 7A-38.1 - Mediated settlement conferences in superior court civil actions.

§ 7A-38.2 - Regulation of mediators and other neutrals.

§ 7A-38.3 - Prelitigation mediation of farm nuisance disputes.

§ 7A-38.3A - Prelitigation mediation of insurance claims.

§ 7A-38.3B - Mediation in matters within the jurisdiction of the clerk of superior court.

§ 7A-38.3D - Mediation in matters within the jurisdiction of the district criminal courts.

§ 7A-38.3E - Mediation of public records disputes.

§ 7A-38.3F - Prelitigation mediation of condominium and homeowners association disputes.

§ 7A-38.4A - Settlement procedures in district court actions.

§ 7A-38.5 - Community mediation centers.

§ 7A-38.7 - Dispute resolution fee for cases referred to mediation.

§ 7A-39 - Cancellation of court sessions and closing court offices; extension of statutes of limitations and other emergency orders in catastrophic conditions.