Maryann Tally

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Maryann Tally

Prior offices

North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 12C

Successor: Mark Sternlicht

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Law

Duke University

Maryann Tally was elected to the court in November 2010 to represent the Fourth Division of the Superior Court, officially joining on January 1, 2011. In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court. Tally's seat on the Fourth Division was absorbed into the Third Division. She retired from the court in 2021 after reaching the mandatory retirement age.

Education

Tally received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1971 and her J.D. from Duke University in 1974.

Career

• 2011-2021: Superior court judge, 12C Judicial District
  • 2019-present: Third Division of the Superior Court
  • 2011-2018: Fourth Division of the Superior Court
• 1997-2010: Attorney, Tally & Tally, Fayetteville, North Carolina
• 1997-2010: Director, Trial Assistance Unit, Center for Death Penalty Litigation
• 1996-1997: Associate, Law Offices of Wade Byrd, Fayetteville, North Carolina
• 1993-1995: General Counsel, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
• 1976-1993: Public Defender, North Carolina 12th Judicial District

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2018)

General election

General election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 12C

Incumbent Maryann Tally won election in the general election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 12C on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maryann Tally (D)	100.0	35,180

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2010

Tally was elected in a four-way race, winning 26.26% of the vote.

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010

Campaign themes

2018

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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