} Donations may be made online at DonnaStroud.com, or mailed to P.O. magna cum laude in 1988. She then joined the firm Gay, Stroud & Jackson, LLP in 1995. padding-left: 8px; .large-date { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;} color: white; Commission Members in Attendance in Person: Mike Mitchell, Attorney, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP . Chief Judge Stroud holds the highest judicial office of the Court of Appeals, which is the second highest court in the state, behind the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Before joining the Court of Appeals, I practiced law for 16 years, trying cases in many counties of North Carolina, and I served as a District Court judge in Wake County. letter-spacing: .03em; }, 100); In an interview, Freshwater Smith acknowledged that judges on the Court of Appeals do not have the power to appoint. width: 100%; On the campaign trail, Freshwater Smith and Stroud describe themselves in similar ways: experienced and conservative. The more I think about it, there was so much you could learn just sitting there for 15 minutes, and you can also talk to attorneys or ask the clerk about something. vertical-align: top; Stroud, because of her experience, is the better choice. , WRAL multiplatform producer. margin-bottom:0px; A collegial court is not a given, so we are very fortunate here to have a long tradition of collegiality and we intend to continue that tradition. padding-left: 10px; Source1Source2. } .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { We have so much that comes from Juvenile Court, and at least two of our judges were Juvenile Court judges. position: absolute; I think thats obvious by the folks that have endorsed me, she told The News & Observer in an interview Thursday. 2022 North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Seat 11 Election Results Incumbent Republican Chief Judge Donna Stroud was elected to Seat 9. 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Experience matters. padding-left: 10px; color: white; For example, I have been endorsed by many groups including the North Carolina Advocates for Justice; the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, the Sierra Club, and the Police Benevolent Association. } Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. padding-bottom: 8px; font-weight: bold; She was elected to the Court in 2006 and re-elected without opposition in 2014. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it. } padding-top: 8px; Name:Donna Stroud Political party:Republican Age as of Nov. 8, 2022: 58 Campaign website:www.JudgeStroud.com Occupation:Chief Judge, NC Court of Appeals Education:1985, Campbell University, BA . Name as it appears on the ballot: Donna Stroud, Occupation & employer:Chief Judge, NC Court of Appeals. } magna cum laude from Campbell University School of Law in 1988. div.survey-scrollbox { height:400px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } There was an error trying to send your message. margin-right: 10px; March 13, 1939 - February 22, 2023. Not all 15 members participated because of time and limitations of space and distance. vertical-align: middle; if (window.jQuery) { .votebox-results-metadata { Judge Stroud currently serves as Chief Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. I told the new judges that we probably raised more questions than we answered, but when you are starting out you may not even know what to ask. $(".expand-all").on('click', () => { What changes to North Carolinas system of judicial elections do you believe are necessary, if any? })(); See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection. letter-spacing: .04em; Justice Berger, as well as some Republican Court of Appeals judges and legislators, has posted a sample ballot with the names of those three candidates circled in red on social media. Keep it Clean. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Judge Donna Stroud will be the next leader of the 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals. I am a Republican, but party affiliation has no role in my work in deciding cases. } }. It's probably the most common answer, but it's true: the Bible. When I ran for the Court of Appeals in 2006, I participated in public financing, as did nearly all the candidates for statewide appellate races. }) margin-top: 16px; --subtitle-background: #334aab; Both Blaine and Larry Shaheen, the PACs treasurer, declined to comment on the record. Since we review cases from the entire state, appellate judges have a good overview of this situation. }) background-color: #f9f9f9; Public financing did dramatically reduce contributions from attorneys who appear before the courts and from special interest groups. In 2014, Chief Judge Stroud graduated from Duke Universitys School of Law LL.M. .race_header.libertarian { True Conservative Judges has so far piped at least $105,000 to The Differentiators, the firm run by Jim Blaine, the elder Bergers former chief of staff. width: 35px !important; A 2-1 ruling from the N.C. Court of Appeals Tuesday criticized a trial judge for limiting a defendant's in-person access to attorneys during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of providing the opportunity for electronic filing and for people to be able to access court information remotely, without having to take time off from work, drive to a courthouse, and take time to get the information they need or to file documents. The results have been certified. .widget-row { float: left; We are a statewide court, with some judges farther east and some judges farther west, so it is not a new thing for our judges to do writing and research remotely, although most of our judges who live outside this area have typically spent a substantial part of their time in chambers in Raleigh. .inner_percentage.Republican { background-color: grey; Judge Donna Stroud was sworn in as chief judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Jan. 1, 2021. color: #fff; Chief Judge Donna Stroud Judge Chris Dillon Judge John Tyson Judge Valerie Zachary Judge Hunter Murphy Judge John Arrowood Judge Allegra Collins Judge Toby Hampson Judge Jeffery Carpenter Judge April Wood Judge Fred Gore Judge Jefferson Griffin Judge Julee Flood Judge Michael Stading 1050. color: white; let scrollHeight = jQuery('.results_table_container').get(index).scrollHeight; @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. 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Daly declined to comment when reached by phone. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } margin: 0; Wood Trey Allen NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 9 (Republican) Beth Freshwater Smith Donna Stroud NC Court of Appeals Judge Seat 11 (Republican) Michael J. We take that for granted in North Carolina, but when Ive been to conferences with judges from other states, Ive heard scary stories about courts that are not collegial at all. Donna S Stroud, North Carolina Court of Appeals: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets Subscribe Live Now Bloomberg TV+ Bloomberg Daybreak Europe Bloomberg Daybreak Europe.. I have served as a judge on the Court of Appeals since I was first elected in 2006; I was re-elected without opposition in 2014, and I was appointed as Chief Judge as of January 2021. } padding-left: 16px; Judge Donna S. Stroud was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in No-vember 2006 and re-elected without opposition in 2014. padding-bottom: 5px; Keeping experienced judges on the Court of Appeals is particularly important right now. .contact_office { font-size: 0.8 em; margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em;margin-right: 0.5em;} A similar amount went to support Michael Stading, a candidate for another seat on the Court of Appeals, and about $78,000 went to bolster the candidacy of Trey Allen, who is aiming for a Supreme Court seat. each party holds two seats with three incumbents (Republicans Donna Stroud and John Tyson and Democrat Darren Jackson) seeking reelection. setTimeout(function() { defer() }, 500); Only judicial candidates may endorse other candidates, and Newby will hit the mandatory retirement age for North Carolina judges before his current term expires, so he cannot be considered a judicial candidate.
float:right; A political action committee called True Conservative Judges is also pouring money with hard-to-source origins into the Stroud-Freshwater Smith primary race as well as two other Republican judicial primaries. See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014 I have been endorsed by many former Republican and Democrat justices and judges, including my predecessors as Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, Chief Judge John Martin and Chief Judge Linda McGee. Fortunately, during the pandemic, the Court of Appeals was able to continue holding sessions of court by WebEx and issuing its opinions without any shutdown or delay, but the trial courts have faced great challenges.