Will Bland
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Will Bland is a judge for the District 8B Superior Court in North Carolina. He was elected in the general election on November 8, 2016.
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.[1] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[2]
Elections
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[3] Will Bland defeated incumbent Arnold Jones II in the Superior Court 2nd Division District 8B general election.[4]
| North Carolina Superior Court 2nd Division, District 8B, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Will Bland |
63.77% | 29,505 |
| Arnold Jones II Incumbent | 36.23% | 16,761 |
| Total Votes | 46,266 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Incumbent Arnold Jones II and Will Bland defeated Jerry Braswell in the Superior Court 2nd Division District 8B primary election.
| North Carolina Superior Court 2nd Division, District 8B, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Arnold Jones II Incumbent |
43.78% | 10,160 |
| Will Bland |
31.33% | 7,270 |
| Jerry Braswell | 24.89% | 5,777 |
| Total Votes | 23,207 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 98 judges of the North Carolina Superior Courts are chosen in partisan elections to serve eight-year terms. From 1998 through 2016, elections for superior 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 superior court elections.[5][6][7][8][9]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[10]
Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Election Calendar," accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: North Carolina," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Session Law 2015-292: House Bill 8," October 29, 2015
- ↑ 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 General Assembly, "Session Law 2018-121, House Bill 717," accessed August 30, 2019
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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
