Early voting has begun in Mecklenburg.

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I want to go vote in the next few days. Anyone have thoughts on the judicial races? Here is the cut and paste from the Vote Meck Dem newsletter:

These candidates will not have party affiliation listed on the ballot, but the following candidates are longtime registered Democrats:

ON THE BALLOT NOW:

Supreme Court (Wainwright Seat)
VOTE FOR ONE OF THESE DEMOCRATS:
Jill Cheek
Judge William C. Gore, Jr.
Judge Robin Hudson

Court of Appeals (Hunter Seat):
Judge Robert C. “Bob” Hunter

Court of Appeals (Stephens Seat):
Judge Linda Stephens


District Court Judge District 26 (Mecklenburg County)

VOTE FOR ONE OF THESE DEMOCRATS:

Tim Smith

Nick Mackey

Tonja T. Damon



On the November ballot:

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:
Chief Justice Sarah Parker

Supreme Court (Timmons-Goodson Seat):
Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson

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1. I sent in my Wake County ballot yesterday

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2. overview of judicial candidates

SUPREME COURT ASSOCIATE JUSTICE:

_ Robin Hudson. Elected to state Court of Appeals in 2000 as a Democrat, Hudson also touts her more than 20 years in private practice, work as a state appellate defender and tenure as an administrative law judge in worker safety cases.
********She has been endorsed by the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the N.C. Association of Educators and three former Democratic Supreme Court chief justices.

"North Carolina voters deserve justices on their court with the longest and broadest experience," Hudson said. "I don't think that it's a voice that has been represented on the Supreme Court."

_ Bill Gore. ..identifies himself as a conservative Democrat.

_ Jill Cheek. A 21-year veteran of the state Department of Justice, Cheek is now a special deputy attorney general who represents the state in appeals of criminal cases, including state and federal litigation of death penalty cases. A registered Democrat, she doesn't view her lack of experience as a judge as a liability.

"I think the best experience to serve as a judge on a court is having extensive _ years and years _ of experience practicing in that court," Cheek said.

COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE:

In the first Court of Appeals primary, incumbent Linda Stephens faces Wake County District Court Judge Donna Stroud and Guilford County assistant prosecutor Christopher Parrish. Stephens is a Democrat, while both Stroud and Parrish are Republicans

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