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Shamieka Rhinehart
2024 - Present
2032
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Shamieka Rhinehart is a judge for District 16A of the North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on December 31, 2032.
Rhinehart (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the District 16A judge of the North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2024)
General election
General election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 16A
Incumbent Shamieka Rhinehart won election in the general election for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 16A on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shamieka Rhinehart (D) | 100.0 | 28,972 |
| Total votes: 28,972 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shamieka Rhinehart advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 1st Superior Court Division Judicial District 16A.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rhinehart in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Durham County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District
Incumbent Shamieka Rhinehart won election in the general election for North Carolina 14th Judicial District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shamieka Rhinehart (D) | 100.0 | 150,958 |
| Total votes: 150,958 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Shamieka Rhinehart advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina 14th Judicial District.
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[1] Shamieka Rhinehart defeated incumbent William A. Marsh, III in the North Carolina Judicial District 14 general election for the Marsh seat.[2]
| North Carolina Judicial District 14 (Marsh Seat), General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Shamieka Rhinehart |
61.60% | 83,104 |
| William A. Marsh, III Incumbent | 38.40% | 51,797 |
| Total Votes | 134,901 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 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.[3][4][5]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3]
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- a district resident; and
- under the age of 72 (retirement at 72 is mandatory).
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shamieka Rhinehart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Shamieka Rhinehart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Calendar," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
