NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES Judges serve eight-year terms, from Dec 31-Dec 31. Elected from their Districts. They "ride the circuit" which means they "rotate," i.e. sit and hear cases in courts all over the State. DISTRICT TELE NO. TERM UP 1 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank & Perquimans J. Richard Parker, Manteo (S) 919 473-5980 02 Jerry Tillett, Manteo 919 473-2530 02 2 Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell & Washington William C. Griffin, Williamston (S) 919 792-7341 02 3 (A) Pitt; (B) Carteret, Craven & Pamlico A A.W. Russell Duke, Jr., Greenville (S) 919 830-6460 00 Clifton W. Everett, Jr., Greenville 919 756-2193 02 B James E. Ragan, III, Oriental(S) 919 728-8458 02 George L. Wainwright, Morehead City 919 247-7318 02 4 (A) Duplin, Jones, Sampson; (B) Onslow A Russell J. Lanier, Jr., Kenansville (S) 919 296-2305 02 **B Vacant 5 New Hanover & Pender Ernest B. Fullwood, Wilmington (S) 919 341-4415 02 W. Allen Cobb, Jr., Wilmington 02 Jay D. Hockenbury, Wilmington 910 762-3383 02 6 (A) Halifax; (B) Bertie, Herford, Northampton A Richard B. Allsbrook, Halifax (S) 919 583-8121 98 B Cy A. Grant,Sr. Lewiston (S) 919 794-9406 04 7 Edgecombe, Nash & Wilson A Quentin T. Sumner, Rocky Mount (S) 919 459-4707 02 B G.K. Butterfield, Jr., Wilson 919 399-0008 04 Frank R. Brown, Tarboro (S) 919 291-4761 98 C Frank R. Brown, Tarboro (S) 919 823-4761 98 8 (A) Greene & Lenoir; (B) Wayne A James D. Llewellyn, Kinston (S) 919 527-2629 02 B Paul Michael Wright, Goldsboro (S) 919 731-7923 00 9 Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance & Warren Robert H. Hobgood, Louisburg (S) 919 496-2445 02 Henry W. Hight Jr., Henderson 919 492-8189 02 A W. Osmond Smith, III, Yanceyville 02 10 Wake A Stafford Bullock, Jr., Raleigh 755-4100 02 Abraham Penn Jones, Raleigh 755-4100 04 Robert L. Farmer, Raleigh (S) 755-4100 00 Henry V. Barnette Jr., Raleigh 755-4100 00 D Donald W. Stephens, Raleigh 755-4100 04 Narley L. Cashwell, Raleigh 755-4100 98 11 Harnett, Johnston & Lee Wiley F. Bowen, Dunn (S) 919 897-6279 98 Knox V. Jenkins Jr., Smithfield 919 934-3191 98 12 Cumberland Coy E. Brewer Jr., Fayetteville (S) 919 678-2900 02 E. Lynn Johnson, Fayetteville 919 678-2900 02 Gregory A. Weeks, Fayetteville 919 678-2900 04 Jack A. Thompson, Fayetteville 919 678-2900 98 13 Bladen, Brunswick & Columbus D. Jack Hooks, Jr., Whiteville 02 William C. Gore, Jr., Whiteville (S) 919 642-3119 02 (or 642-3743) 14 Durham A Orlando F. Hudson, Jr., Durham 919 560-6814 04 Anthony M. Brannon, Durham (S) 919 560-6814 02 David LaBarre, Durham 919 560-6814 02 Albert Leon Stanback, Jr., Durham 919 560-6814 02 15 (A) Alamance; (B) Chatham & Orange A J.B. Allen Jr., Burlington (S) 919 570-6870 02 James Clifford Spencer, Jr., Burlington x 02 B Wade Barber(Pittsboro) 919 x 02 16 (A) Hoke & Scotland; (B) Robeson A B. Craig Ellis, Laurinburg (S) 919 276-1951 02 B Dexter Brooks, Pembroke 910 671-3320 04 Robert (Frank) Floyd, Jr., Fairmont 910 671-3355 04 17 (A) Caswell & Rockingham; (B) Stokes & Surry A Melzer A. Morgan Jr., Wentworth (S) 919 342-8750 98 Peter M. McHugh, Reidsville 919 342-8750 98 B Clarence W. Carter, King (S) 919 368-5478 02 Jerry Cash Martin, King 02 18 Guilford A Henry E. Frye, Greensboro 04 B Howard R. Greeson, Jr., High Point 910 889-3252 04 C W. Douglas Albright, Greensboro (S) 919 574-4300 98 D Thomas W. Ross, Greensboro 919 574-4300 04 E Catherine Caldwell Eagles, Greensboro 919 574-4300 04 19 (A) Cabarrus; (B) Montgomery & Randolph (C) Rowan A James C. Davis, Concord (S) 704 786-4137 00 B Russell G. Walker Jr., Asheboro (S) 919 626-3528 98 C Thomas W. Seay, Jr., Spencer (S) 704 639-7503 98 20 (A) Anson, Moore & Richmond; (B) Stanley & Union A James M. Webb, Southern Pines (S) 919 947-3009 00 ~Donald R. Huffman, Wadesboro Michael Beale, Pinehurst 704 694-2037 00 B William H. Helms, Monroe (S) 704 289-6487 98 Sanford L. Steelman, Jr., Weddington 02 21 Forsyth B Judson D. DeRamus Jr., Winston-Salem (S) 910 761-2420 04 William H. Freeman, Winston-Salem 910 761-2420 98 William Z. Wood, Jr., Winston-Salem 910 761-2420 98 D L. Todd Burke, Winston-Salem 910 761-2420 04 22 Alexander, Davidson, Davie & Iredell Preston Cornelius, Statesville (S) 704 878-4213 02 H.W. Zimmerman, Jr., Lexington 704 634-3507 02 23 Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes & Yadkin Julius A. Rousseau Jr., North Wilkesboro (S) 919 667-4706 98 24 Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga & Yancey James L. Baker, Jr., Marshall (S) 704 262-5812 02 25 Burke, Caldwell & Catawba A Claude S. Sitton, Morganton (S) 704 438-5490 02 Beverly T. Beal, Lenoir 704 758-0161 02 B Forrest A. Ferrell, Hickory (S) 704 322-3700 98 Roanld E. Bogle, Hickory 704 328-5521 02 26 Mecklenburg A Shirley L. Fulton, Charlotte 704 347-7800 04 Marcus L. Johnson, Charlotte 704 347-7800 04 B Robert P. Johnston, Charlotte 704 347-7800 98 Julia V. Jones, Charlotte 704 347-7800 98 C Raymond A. Warren, Charlotte 704 347-7800 02 Bob Bell, Charlotte (S) 704 347-7800 02 27 (A) Gaston; (B) Cleveland & Lincoln A Robert E. Gaines, Gastonia(S) 704 868-5819 98 Timothy Patti, Gastonia 704 864-3730 98 Jesse B. Caldwell, III, Gastonia 704 868-5819 02 B John Mull Gardner, Shelby (S) 704 484-4876 02 Forrest D. Bridges, Shelby 704 482-0673 02 28 Buncombe Robert D. Lewis, Asheville (S) 704 251-6035 98 Ronald K. Payne, Asheville 704 255-4700 04 Dennis J. Winner, Asheville 704 255-4700 98 29 Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford & Transylvania Zoro J. Guice, Jr., Rutherfordton (S) 704 286-4690 98 Loto Greenlee-Caviness, Marion 704 652-5434 98 30 Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon & Swain A James U. Downs Jr., Franklin (S) 704 524-6414 98 B Janet Marlene Hyatt, Waynesville (S) 704 456-3134 02 ** James R. Strickland, Jacksonville (S) left the bench because of illness died on 12/14/97. ........................................... SPECIAL SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES Judges are appointed by Governor, with state-wide jurisdiction, for 5 year terms. If they are reappointed, it is for a 4- year term. term expires Marvin K. Gray, Charlotte, 4 year term, 98 Ronald L Stephens, 5 year term, 98 Louis B. Meyer, Wilson, 5 year term 99 Charles C. Lamm, Boone, 5 year term 99 Carl Tilghman, Beaufort, 4 year term 01 Jim Vosburgh, Washington, 4 year term 01 Steve Balog, Burlington, 4 year term 01 Richard Doughton, Sparta, 4 year term 01 .......................................... EMERGENCY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES: Napoleon B. Barefoot, Sr. Giles R. Clark, Elizabethtown D.B. Herring, Jr., Fayetteville Robert W. Kirby, Cherryville James M. Long, Pilot Mountain J. Herbert Small, Elizabeth City L. Bradford Tillery, Wilmington C. Walter Allen, Fairview Robert M. Burroughs, Charlotte Robert E. Gaines, Gastonia Robert D. Lewis, Asheville Lester P. Martin, Mocksville F. Fetzer Mills, Wadesboro Herbert O. Phillips, Morehead City J. Milton Read, Jr., Durham RETIRED/RECALLED NC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES: George M. Fountain, Tarboro Harvery A. Lupton, Winston-Salem D. Marsh McLelland, Burlington Hollis M. Owens, Jr., Rutherfordton Henry L. Stevens, III, Warsaw Edward K. Washington, High Point SPECIAL EMERGENCY JUDGES E. Maurice Braswell, Fayetteville Donald L. Smith, Raleigh .............................................................................. SOURCE: Administrative Office of the Court,Dir.- Dallas Cameron - 733-7107 or Beryle Talton at 733-7107. For term dates, call State Board of Elections, 733-7173, Johnnie McLain (female). LAST UPDATED: January 5, 1998 jchristi@nando.com