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Joal Hall Broun
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2021 - Present
2028
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Joal Hall Broun is a district court judge for 15B Judicial District, serving Orange and Chatham counties of North Carolina. She was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper (D) on June 17, 2021, to replace Judge Beverly Scarlett.[1]
Although Broun was an unsuccessful candidate in the general election on November 3, 2015, she was appointed to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school board in North Carolina in February 2016 to fill a vacancy left after former Board Member Michelle Brownstein resigned.[2] Broun won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Broun's professional experience includes working as the director of lobbying compliance for the North Carolina Secretary of State's office. She served on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen for 12 years and stepped down in 2011. She earned her J.D. and bachelor's from Wake Forest University.[3]
Elections
2017
Four of the seven seats on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school board in North Carolina were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three seats were originally scheduled to appear on the ballot, but a special election for the seat of Annetta Streater was held after she resigned from the board in September 2017. The fourth-highest vote-getter won her spot on the board.[4]
Board member Joal Hall Broun won an additional four-year term along with newcomers Amy Fowler and Mary Ann Wolf. Board member James Barrett won the two-year term. They defeated challengers Ryan Brummond, Calvin Deutschbein, and Kim Talikoff.[5]
Results
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Amy Fowler |
22.39% | 9,524 |
| Mary Ann Wolf |
20.59% | 8,757 |
| Joal Hall Broun Incumbent |
19.48% | 8,287 |
| James Barrett Incumbent |
17.46% | 7,427 |
| Kim Talikoff | 13.82% | 5,879 |
| Calvin Deutschbein | 3.47% | 1,474 |
| Ryan Brummond | 2.40% | 1,019 |
| Hongbin Gu (Write-in) | 0.02% | 8 |
| Barbara Foushee (Write-in) | 0.01% | 5 |
| Write-in votes | 0.36% | 152 |
| Total Votes | 42,532 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement, "Official General Election Results - Orange," accessed November 28, 2017 | ||
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. The seats represent the district at-large.
Incumbent Annetta Streater won re-election to her seat. Rani Dasi, Margaret Samuels and Pat Heinrich were elected to the other three seats on the ballot. Incumbent David Saussy, Joal Hall Broun, Gregg Gerdau and Theresa Watson were defeated.[6][7]
Results
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, At-Large, 4-year Term, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Rani Dasi |
19.6% | 7,009 |
| Margaret Samuels |
15.7% | 5,629 |
| Annetta Streater Incumbent |
15.0% | 5,379 |
| Pat Heinrich |
12.5% | 4,459 |
| Theresa Watson | 11.9% | 4,253 |
| Joal Hall Broun | 11.2% | 4,005 |
| David Saussy Incumbent | 9.3% | 3,321 |
| Gregg Gerdau | 4.4% | 1,590 |
| Write-in votes | 0.42% | 151 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 35,796 | |
| Source: North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Official Municipal Election Results," accessed November 10, 2015 | ||
Funding
Broun reported no contributions or expenditures to the North Carolina State Board of Elections in the election.[8]
Endorsements
Broun received an official endorsement from the North Carolina State AFL-CIO.[9]
Recent news
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See also
- North Carolina District Court 15B
- Courts in North Carolina
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, North Carolina
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools elections (2017)
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NC Governor Roy Cooper, "Governor Cooper Appoints New District Court Judge," June 17, 2021
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Broun appointed to Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board," February 23, 2016
- ↑ Elect Joal Hall Broun for Orange County Commissioner, "Biography," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "Annetta Streater Resigning from CHCCS Board," September 8, 2017
- ↑ Orange County Board of Elections, "2017 Candidate Filings," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Orange County, North Carolina, "2015 Candidate Filings for Chapel Hill/Carrboro School Board," accessed July 20, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "11/03/2015 Unofficial Municipal Election Results," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Campaign Report Search by Entity," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ NC State AFL-CIO, "Working-family endorsed candidates for Fall 2015," September 22, 2015
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Orange County, North Carolina | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, James Barrett • Incumbent, Joal Hall Broun • Ryan Brummond • Calvin Deutschbein • Amy Fowler • Kim Talikoff • Mary Ann Wolf |
| Important information: | What's at stake? |
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
