Angela B. Puckett
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2019 - Present
2024
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Angela B. Puckett is a judge for Judicial District 17A of the North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her term ended on December 31, 2024.
Puckett ran for re-election for judge of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 17B. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Puckett was initially elected as a superior court judge for the 17B Judicial District of the Fifth Division of the Superior Court in North Carolina.[1]
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts. Puckett's seat on the Fifth Division was absorbed into the Fourth Division.
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.[2] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[3]
Puckett previously served as a district court judge for the 17B Judicial District from 2007 to 2017.
Biography
Puckett received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[4]
Career
- 2018-present: Superior court judge, North Carolina Superior Court
- 2007-2017: District court judge, 17B Judicial District
- 1994-2006: Assistant district attorney, Surry County District Attorney’s Office
- 1994: Admitted to the North Carolina Bar [4][5]
Elections
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[6] Incumbent Angela B. Puckett ran unopposed in the Superior Court 5th Division District 17B general election.[7]
| North Carolina Superior Court 5th Division, District 17B, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Angela B. Puckett Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 40,701 |
| Total Votes | 40,701 | |
| 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.[8][9][10][11][12]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[13]
Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Puckett ran for re-election to the 17B Judicial District.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[14]
2010
Puckett was re-elected to the 17B Judicial District after running unopposed.[15]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Recent news
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See also
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Courts in North Carolina
- North Carolina Superior Courts
- Judicial selection in North Carolina
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Mount Airy News, "Governor-Elect to Appoint New Judge in Surry, Stokes," December 15, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Angela Brown Puckett"
- ↑ Mt. Airy News.com, "Judge Puckett to run unopposed," March 10, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election Results"
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
