Sandra Ray
Sandra Ray is an officeholder of the North Carolina 5th Judicial District. She assumed office in 2005. Her term ended in 2020.
Ray (Republican Party) ran for election for the Seat 2 judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Ray is a district court judge for the 5th Judicial District, serving New Hanover and Pender counties of North Carolina. She was first elected in 2004, succeeding Elton Tucker.[1][2][3] Ray was re-elected on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Ray received an A.A. degree from St. Mary's College in 1984, a B.A. degree from North Carolina State University in 1987, and a J.D. degree from Campbell Law School in 1991.[2]
Ray began her career in 1991 as an Assistant District Attorney for the 5th Judicial District. She worked in that capacity until 1996. She then worked part-time as an Assistant D.A. in the 13th Judicial District and practiced with the firm of Jackson, Rivenbark & Slaughter. She opened her own law firm in 2002, where she worked until her judicial election in 2004.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2
Toby Hampson defeated Jefferson Griffin and Sandra Ray in the general election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Toby Hampson (D) | 48.8 | 1,766,470 |
 | Jefferson Griffin (R) | 35.7 | 1,293,098 | |
 | Sandra Ray (R) | 15.5 | 561,015 | |
| Total votes: 3,620,583 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The North Carolina District Courts utilize partisan elections in the selection of judges. District judges serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving. From 2002 through 2016, elections for district 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 district court elections.[4][5][6]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- a district resident; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement at 72 is mandatory).
2012
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
Ray was re-elected without opposition on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
Judicial candidate survey
The North Carolina Bar Association asked its members to rank incumbent judges with terms ending in 2012 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent." Below are Ray's ratings in five categories and overall:
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
My judicial philosophy is judicial restraint. Judicial seats should not be political. I ran because I wanted to continue to serve the citizens of the state of Nc and I wanted to make sure we have a conservative Judge on the bench who will uphold our US and N.C. constitution and the laws of our state and nation and not legislate from the bench Is there anything you would like to add? I have 27 years Legal experience including 14 years Judicial experience. I have more Judicial experience than all other N.C. Court of Appeals candidates combined [10] |
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| —Sandra Ray[11] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ District 5 District Judges
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star News Online, "N.C. 5th District Judicial Race," October 15, 2008
- ↑ Star-News, "A new way to the bench," May 11, 2004
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: North Carolina," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ The News & Observer, "Veto override means voters will know judges’ party affiliations," March 23, 2017
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "House Bill 100," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections: Official 2012 General Election Results
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing List," 2012 Scroll to p.48
- ↑ NC Bar Association: Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey, January 2012 Scroll to p.8
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on October 7, 2018
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
