Nathaniel J. Poovey
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2019 - Present
2026
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Nathaniel J. Poovey (Republican Party) is a judge for Judicial District 25B of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Poovey (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Judicial District 25B judge of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Poovey was initially a superior court judge for the 25B Judicial District of the Seventh Division of the Superior Court. He was first elected to the court in 2002.
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts. Poovey's seat on the Seventh Division was absorbed into the Fifth 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]
Education
Poovey received his B.A. from the Citadel and his J.D. from Campbell University.[3]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Poovey practiced law at the firm Sigmon, Sigmon, Isenhower & Poovey in Newton, North Carolina.[4]
Elections
2018
See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2018)
General election
General election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 25B
Incumbent Nathaniel J. Poovey won election in the general election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 25B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathaniel J. Poovey (R) | 100.0 | 40,913 | |
| Total votes: 40,913 | |||
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2010
Poovey was re-elected after running unopposed.[5]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Noteworthy cases
Judges rule against legislative appointments to certain state boards and commissions (2018)
On August 31, 2018, Judges Henry W. Hight, Jr., Jay D. Hockenbury, and Nathaniel J. Poovey, of the state superior court system, ruled that a process providing for legislative appointments to select state boards and commissions violated the state constitution. The ruling applied to the following boards and commissions: the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees, the Child Care Commission, the State Building Commission, the N.C. Parks and Recreation Authority, and the Rural Infrastructure Authority. In the case of each body, the General Assembly of North Carolina appointed a majority of members, and state statutes limited the governor's authority to rescind the appointments. The judges found that, because these boards were charged with execution and enforcement of state laws, this appointment system contravened the separation of powers requirement of the state constitution. The suit was initiated by Governor Roy Cooper (D) in May 2017; the named defendants in the suit were state Senate Leader Phil Berger (R) and state House Speaker Tim Moore (R).[6]
See also
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
- ↑ Martindale.com, Profile: Nathaniel J. Poovey.
- ↑ Lincoln Derr, PLLC, "Nathaniel Poovey - An Appearance," September 2009
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2010 Candidate Filing List
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Judges say Cooper — not lawmakers — can control certain boards," August 31, 2018
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
