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Alma L. Hinton
Alma L. Hinton (Democratic Party) was a judge for Judicial District 6A of the North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division.
Hinton was appointed to the court by Governor Mike Easley in August of 2004.[1][2]
Hinton (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Judicial District 6A judge of the North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hinton retired from the court in 2021.[3]
The North Carolina Superior Courts are split into five divisions and 48 districts. Superior court judges rotate among the districts within their division every six months.[4] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[5]
Education
Hinton received her B.A. in psychology from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in 1986 and her J.D. degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1990.[1]
Career
Hinton began her career in 1991 as an assistant district attorney. She was appointed to the District Court 6A as a district court judge in November of 2000. She was promoted to the Superior Court bench in August of 2004.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 6A
Incumbent Alma L. Hinton won election in the general election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 6A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alma L. Hinton (D) | 100.0 | 19,354 | |
| Total votes: 19,354 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Alma L. Hinton advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 6A.
2012
Hinton was re-elected without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012.[2][6]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
Judicial candidate survey
The North Carolina Bar Association asked its members to rank incumbent judges running for re-election on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent." Below are Hinton's ratings in five categories and overall:
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alma L. Hinton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy cases
Common Cause v. Lewis (2019)
- See also: Redistricting in North Carolina
On September 3, 2019, a three-judge panel of North Carolina superior court judges – Paul C. Ridgeway, Joseph N. Crosswhite, and Alma L. Hinton – issued a unanimous ruling striking down the state's legislative district plan as an impermissible partisan gerrymander under the state constitution. In their ruling, the judges wrote, "[The] 2017 Enacted Maps, as drawn, do not permit voters to freely choose their representative, but rather representatives are choosing voters based upon sophisticated partisan sorting. It is not the free will of the people that is fairly ascertained through extreme partisan gerrymandering. Rather, it is the carefully crafted will of the map drawer that predominates."[8]
The court ordered state lawmakers to draft remedial maps by September 18, 2019, for use in the 2020 election cycle. The court indicated that it would appoint a referee to develop and recommend remedial maps to the court should the legislature fail to enact suitable remedial maps.[8]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Halifax Community College, "Hinton to speak at 2012 HCC Commencement," April 30, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 General Election - Official Results
- ↑ NC Governor Roy Cooper, "Governor Cooper Appoints Superior Court Judge for Halifax County," accessed July 13, 2022
- ↑ North Carolina Judicial Branch, "North Carolina Superior Court: About," accessed October 9, 2019
- ↑ North Carolina Judicial Branch, "Court Officials: Superior Court Judges," accessed October 9, 2019
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List," 2012 Scroll to p.43
- ↑ NC Bar Association: Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey, January 2012 Scroll to p.6
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 North Carolina General Court of Justice – Superior Court Division – Wake County, "Common Cause v. Lewis: Judgment," September 3, 2019
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
