Willie Fred Gore

Willie Fred Gore (Republican Party) (also known as Fred) is a judge for Seat 5 of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Gore (Republican Party) ran for election for the Seat 5 judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Military career

Gore joined the North Carolina National Guard after high school. He served in Iraq in 2006 and 2007. He later became a Judge Advocate General Officer. He served in Kuwait in 2011.^[1]

Education

Gore received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1998 and his J.D. from the Appalachian School of Law in 2005.^[1]

Career

Gore began his legal career working for the Durham County District Attorney's Office. In 2011, he moved to the district attorney's office for the counties of Brunswick, Bladen and Columbus. While stationed in Kuwait with the National Guard in 2011, he served his brigade's legal team as the chief prosecutor and officer in charge. He then returned to the district attorney's office.^[1]

Awards and associations

U.S. Army’s Meritorious Service Medal and the Commander’s Coin for Performance^[1]

Elections

2020

General election

General election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 5

Willie Fred Gore defeated Lora Cubbage in the general election for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 5 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Willie Fred Gore (R)	51.3	2,735,952
	Lora Cubbage (D)	48.7	2,600,632

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,336,584
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lora Cubbage advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 5.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Willie Fred Gore advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 5.

Campaign finance

2014

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014

Gore ran for election to the 13th Judicial District.
General: He defeated incumbent Judge Sherry D. Prince in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 56.5 percent of the vote.^[2]

Judicial performance evaluation

In July 2014, the North Carolina Bar Association released the results of a survey in which it asked lawyers to rate the judicial candidates for the trial courts. The candidates were rated from one to five on five different criteria as well as on their overall performance.^[3]

Willie Fred Gore
Quality/Skill Rated	# of Responses	Average Rating
Integrity & Impartiality	78	4.04
Legal Ability	79	3.91
Professionalism	79	4.00
Communication	79	4.08
Administrative Skills	75	3.81
Overall Performance	79	3.96