Mark Davis (North Carolina)
Mark A. Davis (Democratic Party) was a judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Davis (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
On March 11, 2019, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) appointed Davis to succeed Justice Cheri Beasley, who was elevated to the position of chief justice.[1] To learn more about this appointment, click here.
Davis was a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 2013 to 2019. He was appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue (D) on December 31, 2012, to succeed Justice Cheri Beasley.[2]
Education
Davis received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988 and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1991.[2] He received a master of laws (LL.M.) degree in judicial studies from Duke University School of Law in 2018.[1]
Career
- 2019-2020: Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
- 2013-2019: Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
- 2011-2012: General counsel, Governor Bev Perdue
- 2006-2011: Special deputy attorney general, North Carolina Department of Justice
- 1993-2006: Attorney in private practice [2]
Elections
2020
See also: North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina Supreme Court
Tamara Barringer defeated incumbent Mark A. Davis in the general election for North Carolina Supreme Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tamara Barringer (R) | 51.2 | 2,746,362 |
 | Mark A. Davis (D) | 48.8 | 2,616,265 | |
| Total votes: 5,362,627 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mark A. Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Tamara Barringer advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Supreme Court.
Campaign finance
2014
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Davis ran for re-election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He defeated Paul A. Holcombe in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 58.8 percent of the vote.[3]
Endorsements
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Organizations
Former justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mark A. Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Appointments
2019
North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin retired on February 28, 2019. Martin left the court to become the dean of Regent University Law School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[5]
Justice Cheri Beasley succeeded Martin as chief justice of the court effective March 1, 2019. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) appointed Beasley to the position on February 12.[6] To remain in this position, Beasley was required to run for election in 2020.[7] Click here for more information on Beasley.
Judge Mark Davis succeeded Beasley as an associate justice on the court. Gov. Cooper appointed Davis on March 11. He was Cooper's first associate justice nominee to the seven-member North Carolina Supreme Court. Davis was required to run for election in 2020 to remain an associate justice.[7][1]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- North Carolina Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals of North Carolina
- Judge Mark Davis campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NC Governor Roy Cooper, "Gov. Cooper Names Supreme Court Associate Justice," March 11, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of Governor Bev Perdue, "Gov. Perdue Today Announced Four Judicial Appointments," December 31, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Keep Judge Mark Davis, "Endorsements," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina Judicial Branch, "Chief Justice Mark Martin to Become Dean of Regent University School of Law," January 25, 2019
- ↑ The Hill, "North Carolina names first black woman to lead state supreme court," February 12, 2019
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Greenville Daily Reflector, "North Carolina chief justice to resign for law school post," January 25, 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
