Lindsey McKee

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Lindsey McKee

North Carolina 5th Judicial District

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Law

North Carolina Central University School of Law

Lindsey McKee is a judge of the 5th Judicial District in North Carolina. She was elected on November 4, 2014, defeating Kent Harrell by just five votes. She took office on January 1, 2015, for a term that expires on December 31, 2022.

Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
McKee ran for election to the 5th Judicial District.
General: She defeated Kent Harrell in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 50.004 percent of the vote. McKee, following a recount, was found to have defeated Harrell by just five votes. 

Judicial performance evaluation

In July 2014, the North Carolina Bar Association released the results of a survey in which it asked lawyers to rate the judicial candidates for the trial courts. The candidates were rated from one to five on five different criteria as well as on their overall performance.

Lindsey McKee
Quality/Skill Rated	# of Responses	Average Rating
Integrity & Impartiality	88	3.98
Legal Ability	87	3.97
Professionalism	89	4.11
Communication	89	4.13
Administrative Skills	74	4.24
Overall Performance	89	3.94

Education

McKee received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law.

Career

While in law school, McKee interned at David and Associates, PLLC. She then began her legal career as a prosecutor with the district attorney's office. As a prosecutor, she has also been assigned to the New Hanover County Drug Treatment Court. She prosecutes misdemeanors charged by the Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach Police Departments. She also works as an adjunct professor.

Awards and associations

• Member, United States District Court Bar, Eastern District
• Member, North Carolina Bar
• Member, Pender County Bar Association
• 5th Judicial District Bar Executive Committee

• 2013: Treasurer
• 2012: Board member

• 2013-2015: Board of Directors, Alternative Dispute Resolution Center
• 2011-2013: President/vice-president, 5th Judicial District Young Lawyers
• First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, North Carolina

• 2013-2015: Deacon

• Volunteer judge, New Hanover County Teen Court
• Volunteer judge, Pender County Teen Court
• Judge, North Carolina Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year Scholarship Competition
• Judge, Wade Edwards Mock Trial Competition

See also

• North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
• North Carolina judicial elections
• 5th Judicial District
• Judicial selection in North Carolina

External links

• Lindsey Luther 2014 campaign website
• North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List"

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