William Wood (North Carolina)
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2024 - Present
2026
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William Wood (Democratic Party) is a judge for District 24D of the North Carolina 4th Superior Court Division. Wood assumed office on January 1, 2024. Wood's current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Wood (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 18. Wood won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Wood was initially appointed to the Fifth Division of the North Carolina Superior Court in 2018.[1] In 2018, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 717, revising the state superior court, district court, and prosecutorial districts. Wood's seat on the Fifth Division was absorbed into the Fourth Division, effective January 1, 2019.
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]
Education
Wood received an undergraduate degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University and his J.D. from the North Carolina Central School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2018-present: Superior Court Judge
- 2019-present: Fourth Division
- 2018-2019: Fifth Division
Wood served for nearly 30 years in the Guilford County District Attorney's office as an assistant district attorney specializing in prosecuting violent crimes.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 18
Incumbent William Wood defeated Gavin Reardon in the general election for North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Wood (D) | 58.3 | 15,654 | |
| Gavin Reardon (D) | 41.7 | 11,195 | ||
| Total votes: 26,849 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 News & Record, "Gov. Cooper appoints two to the Guilford County judicial bench," May 21, 2018
- ↑ 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
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
