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Brent Cloninger

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Brent Cloninger is a district court judge for the 19A Judicial District, which presides over Cabarrus County of North Carolina. He was elected to the court in 2010. Cloninger ran for re-election to the 19A Judicial District in 2014, winning a new term that expired on December 31, 2018.[1][2]
Elections
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Cloninger ran for re-election to the 19A Judicial District.
General: He defeated Juanita Boger Allen in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 63.2 percent of the vote.
[1]
Judicial performance evaluation
In July 2014, the North Carolina Bar Association released the results of a survey in which it asked lawyers to rate the judicial candidates for the trial courts. The candidates were rated from one to five on five different criteria as well as on their overall performance.[3]
Brent Cloninger | ||
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Quality/Skill Rated | # of Responses | Average Rating |
Integrity & Impartiality | 86 | 4.26 |
Legal Ability | 88 | 3.85 |
Professionalism | 87 | 4.13 |
Communication | 88 | 4.01 |
Administrative Skills | 82 | 4.10 |
Overall Performance | 87 | 4.08 |
2010
Cloninger was elected to the 19A Judicial District. He defeated Michael G. Knox in the general election, winning 51.25 percent of the vote.[4]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Education
Cloninger received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. from Campbell University School of Law.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Judicial selection in North Carolina
- ↑ North Carolina Bar Association, "Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey," July 2014
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," 2010
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Profile: Brent Cloninger," accessed September 11, 2014
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