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Charlotte Brown-Williams
Charlotte Brown-Williams was a district court judge for the 26th Judicial District, serving Mecklenburg County of North Carolina. She was elected to this position on Nov. 4, 2008 and took office the following January. Brown-Williams was re-elected in 2012 for another four-year term that expired in 2016.[1][2][3][4] She did not seek re-election and retired after the end of her term in 2016.[5]
Education
Brown-Williams received her B.A. degree in economics from the City University of New York, York College in 1979 and her J.D. degree from the St. John's University School of Law in 1990. She later received her master's in divinity from Hood Theological Seminary in 2001.[2]
Career
Brown-Williams began her legal career in 1991. She has worked as a public defender, child support enforcement agency attorney, Department of Social Services attorney, and General Counsel. Prior to her judicial election, Brown-Williams spent six years as a sole practitioner in Mecklenburg County.[2]
2012 election
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
Brown-Williams was re-elected to the 26th Judicial District on November 6, 2012, defeating Tracy Hanna Hewett with 58.43 percent of the vote.[4][6]
Judicial candidate survey
The North Carolina Bar Association asked its members to rank incumbent judges with terms ending in 2012 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent." Below are Brown-Williams's ratings in five categories and overall:
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Carolina Court System on District Court Judges in Mecklenburg County
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams campaign website: Bio
- ↑ Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams campaign website
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections: Official 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "District judge’s retirement leads to 4-candidate Mecklenburg race," March 3, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List," 2012 Scroll to p.59
- ↑ NC Bar Association: Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey, January 2012 Scroll to p.15
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
