Rebecca Eggers-Gryder

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Rebecca Eggers-Gryder
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North Carolina 24th Judicial District
Tenure
Present officeholder
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2016


Rebecca Eggers-Gryder is a district court judge is a district court judge on the 24th Judicial District, which presides over Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties in North Carolina. She was appointed to the court by Gov. Pat McCrory in January 2015.[1] She was re-elected on November 8, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016

North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[2] Incumbent Rebecca Eggers-Gryder defeated Joshua Teague in the North Carolina Judicial District 24 general election for the Eggers-Gryder seat.[3]

North Carolina Judicial District 24 (Eggers-Gryder Seat), General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rebecca Eggers-Gryder Incumbent 53.13% 29,899
Joshua Teague 46.87% 26,373
Total Votes 56,272
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The North Carolina District Courts utilize partisan elections in the selection of judges. District judges serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving. From 2002 through 2016, elections for district 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 district court elections.[4][5][6]

Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]

  • licensed to practice law in the state;
  • a district resident; and
  • under the age of 72 (retirement at 72 is mandatory).

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