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Susan Dotson-Smith
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Susan Dotson-Smith is a district court judge for the 28th Judicial District, which presides over Buncombe County of North Carolina.[1] She was appointed to the court by former Governor Bev Perdue on October 13, 2012 to replace Rebecca B. Knight.[2] Dotson-Smith was re-elected to the 28th Judicial District in 2014, winning a term that expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Dotson-Smith ran for re-election to the 28th Judicial District.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Dotson-Smith received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her J.D. degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law.[2]
Career
Dotson-Smith spent twenty years as a private practice attorney in North Carolina prior to becoming an assistant clerk for the Superior Court (Buncombe County) in 2011. She was appointed to the district court in 2012.[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Outstanding Service Award, 28th Judicial District Bar and Pisgah Legal Services
- Recognized as a "Champion of Justice," North Carolina Bar Association Foundation
Associations
- Member, North Carolina Courts Commission
- Member, 28th Judicial District Bar
- Member, Modest Means Access Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation
- Member, 4ALL Campaign of the North Carolina Bar Association
- Member, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
- Member, Pisgah Legal Services
- Member, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Western North Carolina
- Member, Hospitality House [2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The North Carolina Court System, "Buncombe County - District 28, Court Officials and Offices"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mountain Xpress, "Gov. Perdue appoints Susan Dotson-Smith to District Court," October 13, 2012
- ↑ Judicial selection in North Carolina
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," March 4, 2014
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
