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Richard T. Brown (North Carolina)

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Richard T. Brown

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Prior offices
North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 16A

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Law

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Richard T. Brown was the senior resident superior court judge for the 16A Judicial District of the Fourth Division of the Superior Court, serving Scotland and Hoke counties in North Carolina.

Biography

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Brown received both his undergraduate degree and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1]

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 Richard Brown ran unopposed in the Superior Court 4th Division District 16A general election.[3]

North Carolina Superior Court 4th Division, District 16A (Brown seat), General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Richard Brown Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 37,911
Total Votes 37,911
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 98 judges of the North Carolina Superior Courts are chosen in partisan elections to serve eight-year terms. From 1998 through 2016, elections for superior 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 superior court elections.[4][5][6][7][8]

The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[9]

Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:

  • "learned in the law" and
  • under the age of 72 (retirement at 72 is mandatory).[9]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Martindale.com, Judge Profile: Richard T. Brown
  2. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Calendar," accessed December 23, 2015
  3. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed December 23, 2015
  4. ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: North Carolina," archived October 3, 2014
  5. ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Session Law 2015-292: House Bill 8," October 29, 2015
  6. ↑ The News & Observer, "Veto override means voters will know judges’ party affiliations," March 23, 2017
  7. ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "House Bill 100," accessed May 5, 2017
  8. ↑ North Carolina General Assembly, "Session Law 2018-121, House Bill 717," accessed August 30, 2019
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named general

North Carolina courts

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


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