Roy Wijewickrama

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Roy Wijewickrama

Prior offices:

North Carolina 30th Judicial District

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Education

Bachelor's

North Carolina State University

Law

Cleveland State University

Roy Wijewickrama is a district court judge for the 30th Judicial District, which presides over Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties of North Carolina. He was first elected to the court in 2010. Wijewickrama was re-elected to the 30th Judicial District in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.

Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Wijewickrama ran for re-election to the 30th Judicial District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2010

Wijewickrama was elected to the 30th Judicial District. He defeated Stephen G. Ellis in the general election, winning 53.88% of the vote. Though judges in the state do not run with party affiliation, he was endorsed by the North Carolina Democratic Party.

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010

Education

Wijewickrama received his undergraduate degree from the North Carolina State University in Raleigh and his law degree from Cleveland State University in Ohio.

Career

After graduating from law school, Wijewickrama worked as an assistant district attorney for the 30th Judicial District in North Carolina. Next, he practiced law with the firm Kersten, Davis & Wijewickrama for about a year. In 2008, he was appointed by as the tribal prosecutor for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians by Chief Mitchell Hicks.

See also

• Courts in North Carolina
• North Carolina District Courts
• Judicial selection in North Carolina

External links

• The North Carolina Court System, "Cherokee County - District 30A"
• The North Carolina Court System, "Clay County - District 30A"
• The North Carolina Court System, "Graham County - District 30A"
• The North Carolina Court System, "Macon County - District 30A"
• The North Carolina Court System, "Swain County - District 30A"
• The North Carolina Court System, "Haywood County - District 30B"
• The North Carolina Court System, "Jackson County - District 30B"