In all issues of fact joined in any court, the parties in any civil case may waive the right to have the issues determined by a jury, in which case the finding of the judge upon the facts shall have the force and effect of a verdict by a jury.
Waiver of jury trial
N.C. Const. art. IV, § 14, under JUDICIAL.
N.C. Const. art. IV, § 14
Waiver of jury trial