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Robert F. Floyd, Jr.
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2019 - Present
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Robert F. Floyd Jr. is a judge for Judicial District 16B of the North Carolina 2nd Superior Court Division. He assumed office on January 1, 2019.
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Floyd was initially a superior court judge for the 16B Judicial District of the Fourth Division of the Superior Court. Floyd joined the court in 1997 and became a senior resident superior court judge in 2002.[1][2]
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts. Floyd's seat on the Fourth Division was absorbed into the Second 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.[3] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[4]
Education
Floyd received his B.S. and J.D. degrees from Campbell College. He was admitted to the Bar in 1979.[5]
Career
Floyd served as a district court judge for the 16B Judicial District Court from 1988 to 1996. He was promoted to the Superior Court in 1997.[1]
2012 election
Floyd was re-elected to the Superior Court, District 6B, without opposition on Nov. 6, 2012, along with Judge James Gregory Bell.[2][6][7]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
Judicial candidate survey
The North Carolina Bar Association asked its members to rank incumbent judges running for re-election on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent." Below are Floyd's ratings in five categories and overall:
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Robesonian, "Daniels challenged for District Court judgeship," March 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections: November 6, 2012 General Election - Official Results
- ↑ 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, "Judge Profile: Robert F. Floyd, Jr."
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List," 2012 Scroll to p.44
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Lists of Judges and Term Expiration Dates"
- ↑ NC Bar Association: Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey, January 2012 Scroll to p.6
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
