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Robert P. Trivette

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Robert P. Trivette is a district court judge for the 1st Judicial District, which presides over Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties of North Carolina.[1] He was appointed to the bench in September 2009 to fill the unexpired term of J. Carlton Cole.[2] Trivette was then elected to a full four-year term in November 2010. Trivette was re-elected to the 1st Judicial District Court in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Trivette ran for re-election to the 1st Judicial District Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[4]
2010
Trivette was elected to the 1st Judicial District Court after running unopposed.[5]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Education
Trivette received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Intermont College in 1981, a graduate degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1989.[2][6]
Career
Before he joined the court, Trivette worked as an assistant district attorney in Dare County from 1991 to 2003. He also practiced law with the firm,Vandeventer Black, LLP in Kitty Hawk and was a judicial clerk for Judge Gerald Arnold of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.[2]
See also
External links
- The North Carolina Court System, "Camden County - District 1"
- The North Carolina Court System, "Chowan County - District 1"
- The North Carolina Court System, "Currituck County - District 1"
- The North Carolina Court System, "Dare County - District 1"
- The North Carolina Court System, "Gates County - District 1"
- The North Carolina Court System, "Pasquotank County - District 1"
- The North Carolina Court System, "Perquimans County - District 1"
Footnotes
- ↑ The North Carolina Court System Judicial Directory, "Hon. Robert P. Trivette"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Virginian-Pilot "Trivette named District Court judge in N.C.," November 22, 2009
- ↑ Judicial selection in North Carolina
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," March 4, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "Unofficial 2010 General Election Results"
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Robert P. Trivette"
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