William Todd Pomeroy
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2019 - Present
2024
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William Todd Pomeroy (also known as Todd) is a judge for Judicial District 27B of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His term ended on December 31, 2024.
Pomeroy ran for re-election for judge of the North Carolina 7th Superior Court Division Judicial District 27B. He won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Pomeroy was initially a superior court judge for the 27B Judicial District of the Seventh Division of the Superior Court. He was appointed to the court on December 24, 2014, by Governor Pat McCrory (R) to replace retired judge James W. Morgan.[1]
In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts. Pomeroy's seat on the Seventh 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]
Biography
Pomeroy received his bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in 1993 and his J.D. in 1996 from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He has worked as an attorney at the Jonas Law Firm since 1995. In 2000, he was made a partner in the practice.[1]
Elections
2016
North Carolina held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 15, 2016.[4] Incumbent Todd Pomeroy ran unopposed in the Superior Court 7th Division District 27B general election.[5]
| North Carolina Superior Court 7th Division, District 27B, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Todd Pomeroy Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 56,103 |
| Total Votes | 56,103 | |
| 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.[6][7][8][9][10]
The chief judge of each superior court is chosen by seniority.[11]
Qualifications
To serve on a superior court, a judge must be:
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See also
- North Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Courts in North Carolina
- North Carolina Superior Courts
- Judicial selection in North Carolina
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WHKY, "Governor McCrory Appoints Superior Court Judge," December 24, 2014
- ↑ 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 December 23, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Cite error: Invalid
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Federal courts:
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State courts:
Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts
State resources:
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