Vince M. Rozier Jr.
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2026
Vince M. Rozier is a judge for Judicial District 10B of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Rozier (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Judicial District 10B judge of the North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Rozier was previously a judge for the 10th Judicial District from 2006 to 2010 and from 2011 to 2017.[1] He was first appointed to the court by former Governor Mike Easley in 2006 and was sworn into office on February 24 of that year. He was elected to a full term in November 2006. Rozier was defeated in his re-election bid by Michael J. Denning in November 2010; he was reappointed to the court, however, by former Governor Bev Perdue in May 2011.[2][3] 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.[4] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[5]
Rozier ran for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 2016 elections.[6] Rozier was defeated.
Education
Rozier received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1998 and his J.D. from the North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2001.[2] He was the 1994 valedictorian of Tar Heel High School.[7]
Career
- 2017-Present: Judge, Third Division of the Superior Court
- 2011-2017: Judge, 10th Judicial District
- 2011-2011: Ombudsman to the State Bureau of Investigation, North Carolina Department of Justice
- 2006-2010: District court judge, 10th Judicial District
- 2001-2006: Assistant district attorney, Wake County District Attorney's Office
- 2001: Admitted to the North Carolina Bar [8][9]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10B
Incumbent Vince M. Rozier won election in the general election for North Carolina 3rd Superior Court Division Judicial District 10B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vince M. Rozier (D) | 100.0 | 42,488 | |
| Total votes: 42,488 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2016
Rozier challenged incumbent judge Richard Dietz for his seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.[6] He faced Dietz in the November general election.
Election results
November 8 general election
| North Carolina Court of Appeals, Dietz seat, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Richard Dietz Incumbent |
53.47% | 2,353,604 |
| Vince M. Rozier, Jr. | 46.53% | 2,048,367 |
| Total Votes (2,704 of 2,704: 100%) | 4,401,971 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Results | ||
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Rozier ran for re-election to the 10th Judicial District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[10]
2010
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Rozier ran for election to the 10th Judicial District. He was defeated by Michael J. Denning in the general election, receiving 43.57 percent of the vote.[11] Though judges in the state do not run with party affiliation, Rozier was endorsed by the North Carolina Democratic Party.
2006
Rozier was elected to the 10th Judicial District in November 2006. He defeated Aida Doss Havel, winning 60 percent of the vote.[12]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The North Carolina Court System Judicial Directory, "Hon. Vinston M. Rozier, Jr."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keep Judge Vince Rozier, "Background"
- ↑ Information submitted to Judgepedia via email on 11/12/2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 North Carolina Secretary of State, "Candidate listing 2016," accessed December 22, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on 1/12/2016
- ↑ LinkedIn.com, "Profile: Vince Rozier"
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Vinston Miller Rozier, Jr.," accessed February 22, 2017
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," March 4, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "Unofficial General Election Results"
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "2006 General Election Results," accessed January 13, 2016
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
