Claire Hill

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Claire Hill

Democratic Party

North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 12A

Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

14

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Law

Campbell University School of Law

Claire Hill (Democratic Party) is a judge for Judicial District 12A of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. She assumed office on January 1, 2011. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Hill (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Judicial District 12A judge of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

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. However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.

Education

Hill received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from the Campbell University School of Law.

Career

• 2010-present: Judge, 12th Judicial District of the Fourth Division of the Superior Court
• 1990-2010: Assistant district attorney, State of North Carolina
• 1990: Admitted to the North Carolina Bar

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2018)

General election

General election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 12A

Incumbent Claire Hill won election in the general election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 12A on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claire Hill (D)	100.0	19,381

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2010

Hill defeated Robert A. Hasty, Jr. and Stephen Craig Stokes in the general election.

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010

Campaign themes

2018

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Footnotes

North Carolina courts

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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