Forrest D. Bridges
Forrest D. Bridges (Democratic Party) was a judge for Judicial District 27B of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He retired in 2023.
Bridges was initially the senior resident superior court judge for the Seventh Division of the Superior Court, 27B Judicial District.[1] He first joined the court in January of 1995.
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts. Bridges' seat on the Seventh Division was absorbed into the Fifth 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]
Education
Bridges received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1974 and his J.D. from Wake Forest University in 1977.[4][5]
Career
After graduating from law school in 1977, Bridges practiced law in the private sector in Shelby, North Carolina. He became a Resident Superior Court Judge on January 3, 1995 for the 27B Judicial District, and in 2000, Bridges was elected as a senior resident superior court judge.[5]
2010 election
Bridges was re-elected after running unopposed.[6]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The North Carolina Court System: Judicial Directory, District 27B
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Martindale.com, Profile: Forrest Donald Bridges.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, Profile: Forrest Donald Bridges.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2010 Candidate Filing List
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