William H. Coward
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2019 - Present
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William H. Coward is a judge for Judicial District 30A of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He assumed office on January 1, 2019.
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Coward was initially a senior resident superior court judge for the 30A Judicial District of the Eighth Division of the Superior Court in North Carolina. He was appointed to the court by Governor Pat McCrory (R) on September 26, 2013.[1]
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts. Coward's seat on the Eighth Division was absorbed into the Fifth Division.
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.[2] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Coward ran for re-election to the 30A Judicial District of the Eighth Division of the Superior Court.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Coward received his undergraduate degree from Davidson College and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.[1]
Career
Before his appointment to the court, Coward practiced law with his firm of Coward, Hicks & Siler for over twenty-five years. He also previously served as a town attorney for Highlands, North Carolina.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Sylva Herald, "Bill Coward to be sworn in as Superior Court resident judge," October 2, 2013
- ↑ 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, "Candidate List Group by Contest," March 4, 2014
