Section 7A-5 - Organization and age limit for service as justice or judge(a) The appellate division of the General Court of Justice consists of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.(b) No justice or judge of the appellate division of the General Court of Justice may continue in office beyond the last day of the month in which the justice or judge attains 76 years of age, but justices and judges so retired may be recalled for periods of temporary service as provided in this Subchapter.Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 134,s. 16.14-b, eff. 9/22/2023, applicable to justices, judges, and magistrates serving on or after that date, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to automatically halt the retirement process of a justice, judge, or magistrate that has already initiated that process.1965, c. 310, s. 1; 1967, c. 108, s. 1.