---
type: "Bill"
title: "Removal of Unqualified Judges and DAs."
description: "Removal of Unqualified Judges and DAs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2007"
identifier: "SB 118"
citation: "North Carolina SB 118 (2007)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "ATTORNEYS", "COURT OF APPEALS", "COURTS", "DISTRICT COURT", "EMPLOYMENT", "GOVERNOR", "JUDGES", "PRESENTED", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "SUPREME COURT", "SEN. RAND", "DISTRICT ATTORNEYS", "SUPERIOR COURT", "CHAPTERED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b95f3bb-8856-4adc-bb27-fb0a2bfa1526"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2007&BillID=S118&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "f402b5d9a6880243394bc1ee8383c236410758fc855895c9eb43bffae992864b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
---

# North Carolina SB 118 (2007) — Removal of Unqualified Judges and DAs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S118v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S118v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S118v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S118v3.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S118v4.pdf)
6. **SL2007-104** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/PDF/S118v5.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion 8\To Concur — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atwater — cosponsor (person)
- Goodall — cosponsor (person)
- Purcell — cosponsor (person)
- Rand — cosponsor (person)
- Snow — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-06-21** Ch. SL 2007-104 `became-law`
- **2007-06-21** Signed By Gov. 6/21/2007 `executive-signature`
- **2007-06-21** Pres. To Gov. 6/21/2007 `executive-receipt`
- **2007-06-21** Ratified
- **2007-06-20** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2007-06-20** Placed On Cal For 6/20/2007
- **2007-06-20** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2007-06-19** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2007-06-19** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-06-18** Placed On Cal For 6/19/2007
- **2007-06-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2007-06-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-09** Ref To Com On Judiciary I `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-09** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-04** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2007-04-03** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2007-04-03** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-02-12** Ref To Com On Judiciary l (Civil) `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b95f3bb-8856-4adc-bb27-fb0a2bfa1526`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).