Mecklenburg County, NC
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Mecklenburg County is North Carolina's most populous county and anchors Charlotte — the state's largest city and a major U.S. banking and financial center (Bank of America HQ, Wells Fargo East Coast HQ, Truist Financial). The Mecklenburg County Superior and District Courts handle civil, criminal, family, and juvenile matters. Charlotte hosts the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (Charles R. Jonas Federal Building), Charlotte School of Law (closed 2017), and a deep plaintiff, defense, corporate, banking, healthcare, and plaintiff bar. The region's economy combines banking/finance, healthcare (Atrium, Novant), energy (Duke Energy HQ), logistics, and motorsports.