New Hanover & Pender County District Attorney

Benjamin R. David

North Carolina Prosecutorial District 6

UPDATES REGARDING COVID-19:

Effective March 13, 2020, New Hanover and Pender County Superior and District Courts remain open for jail defendants only for the following procedures: first appearances, bond hearings, probation hearings, probable cause hearings, and other non-jury hearings. If you are not in custody, then your case will be continued, and an Order for Arrest will not be issued. Notices will be sent from the Clerk's Office.

For further information, please check www.nccourts.gov for current updates.

* Please click here for information regarding traffic citations and defense driving school (updated April 1).

* Watch a message from DA Ben David and local law enforcement leaders in "Together We Can, Together We Will."

* Watch the Wilmington Business Journal's interview with DA Ben David about current operations in our courts and prisons (April 27).

* Read the press release: "Safety tips for living with an abusive partner" (May 8)

The DA's Office is operating with limited staff; please call the front desk at 910-772-6900 for assistance.

Court Information

North Carolina's court system, called the General Court of Justice, is a unified statewide and state-operated system consisting of three divisions: the Appellate Division, the Superior Court and the District Court Division. The Superior Court and District Court Divisions are commonly referred to as the North Carolina Trial Courts.

For information on the New Hanover County courts, click here.

For information on the Pender County courts, click here.

Both courthouse hours of operation are from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday (please note that the DA's office opens at 8:30 am). The courthouse is closed on Judicial Branch holidays. For addresses and directions, please visit the Contact page.