James M. Webb (North Carolina)
James M. Webb is a judge for Judicial District 19D of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His term ended on December 31, 2024.
Webb ran for re-election for judge of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 19B. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Webb was previously a senior resident superior court judge for District 19D of the Fourth Division of the Superior Court in North Carolina until 2018.[1] In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court. Webb's seat on the Fourth Division was absorbed into the Third Division.
Elections
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[2] Incumbent James Webb ran unopposed in the Superior Court 4th Division District 19D general election.[3]
| North Carolina Superior Court 4th Division, District 19D, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 James Webb Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 32,188 |
| Total Votes | 32,188 | |
| 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.[4][5][6][7][8]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[9]
Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:
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 North Carolina Court System, "Judicial Directory Search," accessed August 12, 2014 (Select "Department: Superior Court" & relevant districts)
- ↑ 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
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