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Lori Hamilton
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2019 - Present
2024
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Lori Hamilton is a judge for Judicial District 22B of the North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her term ended on December 31, 2024.
Hamilton ran for re-election for judge of the Sixth Division of the Superior Court North Carolina 22B Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Hamilton was initially a judge for the District 22B Superior Court in North Carolina. In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court. Hamilton's seat on the Sixth Division was absorbed into the Fourth 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.[1] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[2]
Elections
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[3] Lori Hamilton defeated Jeffrey Berg in the Superior Court 6th Division District 22B general election.[4]
| North Carolina Superior Court 6th Division, District 22B, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lori Hamilton |
58.55% | 50,853 |
| Jeffrey Berg | 41.45% | 35,997 |
| Total Votes | 86,850 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Lori Hamilton and Jeffrey Berg defeated Jon Welborn and David Doherty in the Superior Court 6th Division District 22B primary election.
| North Carolina Superior Court 6th Division, District 22B, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lori Hamilton |
43.98% | 17,696 |
| Jeffrey Berg |
30.24% | 12,168 |
| Jon Welborn | 16.28% | 6,550 |
| David Doherty | 9.51% | 3,827 |
| Total Votes | 40,241 | |
| 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.[5][6][7][8][9]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[10]
Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Calendar," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ 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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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
