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Joseph M. Buckner

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Joseph M. Buckner
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Prior offices:
North Carolina 15B Judicial District
Year left office: 2020

Education
Bachelor's
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982
Law
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1987


Joseph M. Buckner is a former chief district court judge for the 15B Judicial District Court, which presides over Orange and Chatham counties of North Carolina.

Buckner was first elected to the court in November 1994 and appointed chief district court judge in 1996. He served until his retirement on July 31, 2020. [1] [2][3]

Elections

2014

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Buckner ran for re-election to the 15B Judicial District.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. [4] 

2010

Buckner was re-elected to the 15B Judicial District after running unopposed.[5]

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010

Education

Buckner received his undergraduate degree in speech communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1987.[3][6]

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