N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-47.4
Jurisdiction over assigned cases.
§ 7A-47.4. Jurisdiction over assigned cases.
When the Chief Justice assigns a resident judge, special judge, or emergency judge to preside over a specific case, the assigned judge has the same power and authority over the assigned case as that of a regular judge over matters arising in the regular judge's district or set of districts as defined in G.S. 7A-41.1(a).