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Sharon Barrett
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Sharon Barrett is a special superior court judge for the North Carolina Superior Courts.[1] She was appointed to this position by former Governor Bev Perdue in February 2011.[2]
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
Barrett received her undergraduate degree from Boston College and her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.[2]
Career
- 2011-Present: Special Superior Court Judge, North Carolina Superior Courts
- 2005-2011: District Court Judge, 28th Judicial District
- 1986-2005: Attorney, Patla, Straus, Robinson and Moore, P.A., Asheville, North Carolina[2][5]
2010 election
Barrett was re-elected as a district court judge for the 28th Judicial District after running unopposed.[6]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The North Carolina Court System, "Buncombe County - District 28, Court Officials and Offices"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 State of North Carolina, Office of the Governor, "Gov. Perdue Appoints Barrett to Special Superior Court Judgeship," February 4, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ 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.com, Sharon T. Barrett - Lawyer Profile
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, Unofficial General Election Results
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
