Jeffery Foster (North Carolina)
Jeffery "Jeff" Foster is the District 3A judge on the 1st Division of the Superior Court in North Carolina. He was appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) in March 2016 to fill the vacancy created by W. Russell Duke Jr.'s resignation. Duke's term was scheduled to end in 2016.[1]
Foster won election unopposed to a full term in the District 3A seat. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[2]
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.[3] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[4]
Biography
Foster graduated from Chocowinity High School in 1979. He then earned a B.S. in criminal justice at East Carolina University in 1983 and a J.D. from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 1990. He worked as an attorney in private practice from 1991 to 2015, owning his own firm The Foster Law Firm, PA.[1][5]
Foster also worked as an adjunct professor at East Carolina University's School of Social Work and Criminal Justice. Prior to attaining his law degree, he was an adult probation and parole officer for the state of North Carolina for four years.[1]
Foster is a member of the following groups:[5]
- ECU Criminal Justice Advisory Board
- NC Advocates for Justice
- Pitt County Bar Association
- Pitt County Criminal Defense Bar
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Eastern North Carolina Inn of Court
Campaign themes
2016
Foster stated on his campaign website:
| “ | After practicing law for almost 24 years and spending time as a professor in the classroom, I have gained a great deal of respect for our legal system and the people who work hard to see that everyone that comes in contact with it are treated fairly and equally. Now it is my strongest desire to put that experience to work serving the community as one of your Superior Court Judges.[6] | ” |
| —Jeffery Foster (2016)[5] | ||
Elections
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[7] Incumbent Jeffery Foster ran unopposed in the Superior Court 1st Division District 3A general election.[2]
| North Carolina Superior Court 1st Division, District 3A, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jeffery Foster Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 49,479 |
| Total Votes | 49,479 | |
| 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.[8][9][10][11][12]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[13]
Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:
Recent news
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See also
- First Division of the Superior Court, North Carolina
- Local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Courts in North Carolina
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WNCT, "Governor McCrory appoints Winterville attorney to Superior Judge," March 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Elect Jeff Foster-Superior Court Judge, "Home," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Calendar," 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Cite error: Invalid
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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
