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Charles Gilliam
Charles Gilliam (Republican Party) was the Wake County Register of Deeds in North Carolina. He assumed office in 2017. He left office on December 7, 2020.
Gilliam (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Wake County Register of Deeds in North Carolina. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Gilliam is a former district court judge for the 10th Judicial District. The court presides over Wake County in North Carolina. He was appointed to the court by Governor Pat McCrory on July 21, 2014.[1] Gilliam was a candidate for the 10th Judicial District Court in 2014, and was defeated in the general election on November 4.[2]
Education
Gilliam received his B.S. degree (Business Administration) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his M.B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and his J.D. degree (1982) from the Michigan State University College of Law.[3][4]
Career
Gilliam started his career as an accountant and financial analyst for Ford Motor Company in Michigan. After he was admitted to the bar in 1982, he started his legal career at the Office of General Counsel of the Xerox Corporation. He later helped found an intellectual property and technology company, where he was in charge of the legal matters. He spent part of his career working in Eastern Europe. Before his appointment to the court, Gilliam taught business law and corporate finance at North Carolina State University's School of Management. He is the owner of over two dozen computer-related patents.[1][3]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2020)
General election
General election for Wake County Register of Deeds
Tammy Brunner defeated incumbent Charles Gilliam in the general election for Wake County Register of Deeds on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tammy Brunner (D) | 59.7 | 359,191 |
 | Charles Gilliam (R) | 40.3 | 242,127 | |
| Total votes: 601,318 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wake County Register of Deeds
Tammy Brunner defeated William Madden in the Democratic primary for Wake County Register of Deeds on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Brunner | 77.3 | 125,507 |
 | William Madden | 22.7 | 36,758 | |
| Total votes: 162,265 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Charles Gilliam advanced from the Republican primary for Wake County Register of Deeds.
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Gilliam ran for election to the 10th Judicial District Court.
General election
He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014 by Craig Croom. Gilliam received 48.5 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.[5]
| Charles Gilliam | ||
|---|---|---|
| Quality/Skill Rated | # of Responses | Average Rating |
| Integrity & Impartiality | 65 | 2.91 |
| Legal Ability | 61 | 2.75 |
| Professionalism | 65 | 3.12 |
| Communication | 65 | 2.95 |
| Administrative Skills | 49 | 2.84 |
| Overall Performance | 65 | 2.77 |
2012
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2012
Gilliam was defeated for election to the 10th Judicial District by incumbent Judge Anna E. Worley on November 6, 2012, receiving 45.03 percent of the vote.[6][7]
Judicial candidate survey
The North Carolina Bar Association asked its members to rank judicial candidates on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being "excellent." Below are Gilliam's ratings in five categories and overall:
- Overall: 3.42
- Integrity & Fairness: 3.4
- Legal Ability: 3.38
- Professionalism: 3.44
- Communication: 3.52
- Administrative Skills: 3.41[8]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charles Gilliam did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Gilliam listed the following notes about his judicial philosophy on his 2014 campaign website:
| “ | Judges should not “bend the rules” to achieve specific results for favored persons or attorneys. That is unfair to the public and to people who do assume responsibility for their actions.
Judges should be independent from the other branches of the government and the persons and attorneys who appear before the court. The law should be applied equally to all, while giving due weight to the legal rights of victims as well as those of the accused. Judges should not base ruling on their personal opinions. Judges should apply the law as written by the legislative branch, subject to the Constitution. The founding documents of our country recognize that the rights of the people are granted to them by their creator and the powers of the government are granted to it by the people. It is the role of government to protect the lives, liberty and property of all the people so that each of them can pursue happiness according to their individual desires.[9] |
” |
| —Charles Gilliam, 2014 campaign, [10] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State of North Carolina, Office of Governor Pat McCrory, "Governor McCrory Announces Judicial Appointments," July 21, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Candidate List Group by Contest," March 4, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charles Gilliam campaign website, "Biography," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Charles Phillips Gilliam - Lawyer Profile," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina Bar Association, "Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey," July 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 General Election Results"
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Unofficial Primary Election Results," May 8, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina Bar Association, "2012 Voter Guide for Non-Incumbents" Scroll to page 7
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Charles Gilliam campaign website, "Judicial philosophy," archived February 13, 2014
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