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Reggie McKnight
2021 - Present
2026
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Reggie McKnight (Democratic Party) is a judge for Judicial District 26E of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He assumed office on December 10, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
McKnight (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Judicial District 26E judge of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) appointed McKnight to the Superior Court on December 3, 2021, to replace Donnie Hoover.[1]
McKnight was a judge of the 26th Judicial District in North Carolina from 2020 to 2021. Governor Roy Cooper (D) appointed him to the court on September 4, 2020, to replace Regan A. Miller.[2]
McKnight (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the North Carolina 7th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26. McKnight lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
McKnight has been involved with numerous community organizations, including:
- 100 Black Men of Charlotte
- McCrorey YMCA
- Freedom Within Walls
- Emerging Leaders Mentoring Program
- Mecklenburg County Bar
- K.I.P.P. Academy
- National Black MBA Association
- Council for Children’s Rights Student Defense Project
- Charlotte Rescue Mission
Education
McKnight earned a B.A. in journalism/mass communications from the University of South Carolina and a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law.[3]
Career
Prior to becoming a judge of the 26th Judicial District in North Carolina, McKnight was a founding partner of McKnight Law Firm, P.L.L.C., founded in 2003. He also worked with Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice and with Browne, Flebotte, Wilson & Horn.[1] He has experience as a professor, senior associate, contract attorney, associate, and law clerk.[3] McKnight was named a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers in 2014. He has also been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" for two years.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2022)
General election
General election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26E
Incumbent Reggie McKnight won election in the general election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26E on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Reggie McKnight (D) | 100.0 | 35,200 |
| Total votes: 35,200 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Reggie McKnight advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26E.
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26C
George Bell defeated Reggie McKnight and Howard Clark in the general election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26C on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | George Bell (R) | 46.9 | 24,812 |
| Reggie McKnight (D) | 35.0 | 18,500 | |
| Howard Clark (D) | 18.1 | 9,595 | ||
| Total votes: 52,907 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
