A. Graham Shirley II
A. Graham Shirley II was a judge for Judicial District 10F of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Shirley (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Judicial District 10F judge of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Shirley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
A. Graham Shirley II was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 1994. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Virginia Military Institute in 1985 and a law degree from the Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary in 1988. His career experience includes working as a judge.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10F
Jennifer Bedford defeated incumbent A. Graham Shirley II in the general election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10F on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Bedford (D)  | 53.3 | 73,083 |
 | A. Graham Shirley II (R) | 46.7 | 64,152 | |
| Total votes: 137,235 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jennifer Bedford advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10F.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent A. Graham Shirley II advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10F.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shirley in this election.
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[2] Incumbent A. Graham Shirley II ran unopposed in the Superior Court 3rd Division District 10F general election.[3]
| North Carolina Superior Court 3rd Division, District 10F, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 A. Graham Shirley II Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 61,712 |
| Total Votes | 61,712 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 98 judges of the North Carolina Superior Courts are chosen in partisan elections to serve eight-year terms. From 1998 through 2016, elections for superior court judges were nonpartisan; however, on March 23, 2017, the North Carolina legislature changed the method of election to partisan elections by overriding Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of HB 100. This change was effective with the 2018 superior court elections.[4][5][6][7][8]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[9]
Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
A. Graham Shirley II completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shirley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My wife and I are longtime residents of Wake County North Carolina and I began my private law practice in 1993 focusing on construction and commercial litigation and well as providing legal advice to individuals and businesses.
I have served as a Superior Court Judge since 2015 and have presided over hundreds of criminal, civil and litigation cases. The criminal cases I have presided over range from misdemeanors to serious felonies such as drug trafficking, sexual abuse and murder.
I reside in Apex, North Carolina with my wife. I have two children and four grandchildren.- I adhere to the rule of law, applying the law as it is written and not as I would necessarily would like it to be. This is important because justice requires that everyone with the same legal problem be treated in the same way and the same law apply throughout the state.
- My approach to the application of the law is fair, unbiased and without partiality.
- I work hard to make sure that the law is administered without delay in order to promote the efficiency of the justice system.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10F |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 30, 2024
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Calendar," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: North Carolina," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Session Law 2015-292: House Bill 8," October 29, 2015
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Veto override means voters will know judges’ party affiliations," March 23, 2017
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "House Bill 100," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "Session Law 2018-121, House Bill 717," accessed August 30, 2019
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Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina
State courts:
Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina
