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WorseBeforeBetter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 12:38 PM
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North Carolina wingnut judges to avoid on 11/7?
Hi all:

I just received a 2006 Nonpartisan Judicial Voter Guide in the mail this past weekend. What I really need, as someone relatively new to N. Raleigh, is a PARTISAN Judicial Voter Guide. Can anyone offer any input as to the right-wingers to avoid on election day?:

NC Supreme Court - Chief Justice
--Rusty Duke
--Sarah Parker

NC Supreme Court - Associate Justice
--Rachel Lea Hunter
--Mark D. Martin
--Patricia Timmons-Goodson
--Eric Levinson
--Ann Marie Calabra
--Robin Hudson

NC Court of Appeals
--Kris Bailey
--Robert C. Hunter
--Linda Stephens
--Donna Stroud

Any information would be appreciated! :-)
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 12:43 PM
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1. The Independent will come out with a voter guide the week
before the election - it will list their preferences, but include a bio of each candidate as well so you can be informed to make your own decision.

I generally, though not always, agree with them. I only wish it came out 2 weeks before, instead of one week.
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WorseBeforeBetter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 12:47 PM
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2. Ah, thanks, forgot about The Indy as a resource. (n/t)
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LiberalinNC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 03:10 PM
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3. Sarah Parker is a Dem...met her at an AOC luncheon...
Lovely lady!!! Other Dem judges are:

Patricia Timmons-Goodson,Robin Hudson, Rachel Lea Hunter, Robert C. Hunter, Ripley Rand*, Paul C. Ridgeway, Paul G. Gessener, Craig Croom, James R. Fullwood, Joyce Hamilton, Aida Doss Havel, Vince Rozier*, Kristin Ruth and Anne B. Salisbury.

Court of Appeals, Linda Stephens

Hope this helps!!!


* Incumbent
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wildeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 06:07 PM
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4. Here is a link to the statewide candidates.
http://www.ncdp.org/judicial2006

For local candidates, check your county dems website.
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ncrainbowgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-16-06 09:29 PM
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5. Duke is a Conservative!
It even says so on his signs :puke:

His personal statement in the judical voter guide (non-partisan)
"I am a conservative, endorsed by Senators Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr. I believe in the Rule of Law."
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NJ Democrats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-20-06 10:37 PM
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6. The ones that say endorsed by Dole/Burr
in their profiles. I was reading through that, and I'm like, non-p[artisan? yeah right.
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WorseBeforeBetter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-04-06 05:53 AM
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12. Damn if you aren't right.
So much for the "non-partisan" in the title of the guide. Certainly made my research a lot easier, but they can't play by the rules, can they?
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-20-06 11:48 PM
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7. Durham People’s Alliance PAC Endorsements
Chief Justice, NC Supreme Court

Justice Sarah Parker .. Democrat .. Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court since February 1, 2006 ... a moderate voice in an increasingly conservative court .. http://www.chiefjusticesarahparker.com/


Associate Justice, NC Supreme Court

There are three separate races for associate justice seats. You may vote for one candidate in each race

.. incumbent Patricia Timmons-Goodson .. Democrat .. first black woman to sit on the North Carolina Supreme Court .. judicial experience, having been a District Court and Court of Appeals judge .. strong legal mind .. http://www.timmons-goodson.com/

.. Democrat Robin Hudson .. built a long track record as a champion of the rights of working people as an attorney in private practice .. progressive outlook will provide the Supreme Court with needed balance. http://www.robinhudson.org/

In the Martin seat race .. no endorsement .. incumbent, Republican Mark Martin, does not have a progressive record and his opponent, Rachel Lea Hunter, has an erratic political record ..


NC Court of Appeals

There are two separate races for Court of Appeals judge. You will be able to vote for one candidate in each race.

.. incumbent Democrat Bob Hunter .. is a moderate, thoughtful .. appellate judge with many years of service. If his Republican challenger were elected, it would cause the court to shift even further to the right. http://www.judgebobhunter.com/

.. incumbent Democrat Linda Stephens .. served the public well as a deputy commissioner of the Industrial Commission and then as its chairman. This body hears workers’ compensation claims and claims against the state .. http://www.judgelinda.org/

http://www.durhampa.org/endorse2006.html

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highnooner Donating Member (373 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-24-06 02:20 PM
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8. Rachel Lea Hunter
Do not vote for her. She has not been endorsed by the Democratic Party.
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WillYourVoteBCounted Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-27-06 02:42 AM
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10. R L Hunter is to Dem Party As Vernon Robinson is to GOP Party
She ran as Republican in 2004:


Rachel Lea Hunter ran as a Republican for the State Supreme Court in 2004
and was defeated. After a falling out with the North Carolina Republican Party, ...
http://www.ncdp.org/node/1080

She has united DEM and GOP on something:


NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Rachel Lea Hunter Brings Democrats and Republicans Together

(RALEIGH) – Today, in yet another in a series of non-scencical email rants, candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court Rachel Lea Hunter has compared Democrat State Party Chairman Jerry Meek to Adolph Hitler.

http://www.bluenc.com/node/2692?PHPSESSID=3f7f2380f7b2147dad2014c6794e767f


Personality change following return of brain tumor


Posted on: 2006/6/14 8:37
Quite a regular


Joined: 1969/12/31
From: Orange County
Posts: 54 BlueNC: Is Rachel Lea Hunter MIA?
Lefty blog, BlueNC.com, has finally decided to comment on the latest shenanigans of NC Supreme Court candidate Rachel Lea Hunter and Connie Mack Berry, Jr.

Apparently there is strong suspicion that Hunter is no longer in control of her campaign and has not been for quite some time.

Someone on BlueNC wrote:
Quote:
Connie Mack Berry, Jr. has indeed posted on edcone.com and bluenc.com (on another thread) that Rachel Lea Hunter's brain tumor (that was operated on last year) has returned. It is rumored that due to her illness, she no longer has the facilities to deal with her campaign on a day-to-day basis.

It is very likely that Connie Mack Berry, Jr., for all practical purposes, IS Rachel Lea Hunter these days. Most certainly in recent months, Rachel Lea Hunter's personality has undergone a severe change that has caused her campaign to nose-dive.

http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:XXvwGwKUQHMJ:www.ncrumors.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php%3Fviewmode%3Dflat%26topic_id%3D554%26forum%3D1+%22rachel+lea+hunter%22+%2B+connie+mack&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10


Claims endorsements from people who haven't endorsed her:


06/02/2006 7:57:48 AM PDT by CommCtr


Dean Smith Asks Candidate To Remove Endorsement From Web Site
POSTED: 10:35 pm EDT May 22, 2006
UPDATED: 10:35 pm EDT May 22, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Despite a message posted on her campaign Web site, former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith said Monday he has not endorsed lawyer Rachel Lea Hunter for the state Supreme Court. "I never knew her in my life," Smith said. "I assume I'll vote, but I don't know who I'll vote for."

http://www.wral.com/news/9254945/detail.html


More bad judgement


Hard to believe she posted this TV commercial.
http://www.rachelforjustice.com/multimedia/hunter%2060sec.wmv


Jerry Meek recommends withholding endorsement:


Rachel Hunter and Vernon Robinson
I've been off showing my editor around the Raleigh beat and working
on a weekend story for most of today. So I almost blew out of here
without a post today, but then an e-mail came my way from N.C. Democratic Party
Chairman Jerry Meek. The money lines:

Today, Rachel Lea Hunter compared Vernon Robinson to a slave in a mass email
and on her website. In response, North Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jerry Meek
made this statement:

“Vernon Robinson is an embarrassment to himself and to the many well-meaning people o
f both parties who hear the call to public service and run for office.
Between now and November, he will run his campaign of sleaze and I am confident
that voters will again reject him. However, today Rachel Lea Hunter crossed the line.
Her characterization of Robinson as a ‘slave’ was reprehensible and I call on
her to apologize. This racial epithet has no place in any political dialogue,
even directed towards someone as contemptible as Vernon Robinson.”

“Consequently, I am announcing today that I will recommend that the
State Democratic Party leadership withhold any endorsement in the
Supreme Court seat that Rachel Lea Hunter is seeking.

Oh no, she didn’t...did she? Well, yes she did.....

more here.....

http://blog.news-record.com/staff/capblog/archives/2006/06/rachel_hunter_a.html


Tried to have her name listed as "Madame Justice" on the ballot although she's never been a judge:


State election officials rebuffed her attempt to get her nickname, "Madame Justice," on the ballot, saying it would mislead voters because she has never been a judge
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/500762.html



Also the Bar Association has endorsed her opponent, who is an incumbent and who
really is a justice. (same link as above).

Hunter's spouse has a checkered background:


Marietta con man sentenced
Date: September 5, 1997 Publication: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Page Number: D12p/D10 Word Count: 408

Marietta town character and convicted con man Connie Mack Berry Jr. was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison and ordered to repay nearly $285,000 to 27 bilked customers of his former gold and silver business.

Already serving two, one-year sentences for stealing a 2-carat diamond from a Cartersville woman and operating a money order scam in Columbus, Berry also was barred from the precious metals and jewelry business as part of his sentence. Many of Berry's


Colorful Marietta figure faces sentencing
Hearing may be Berry's last on spate of theft indictments
Date: September 1, 1997 Publication: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Page Number: D2 Word Count: 506

Former Marietta precious metals dealer Connie Mack Berry, a colorful town character remembered for once dressing up in a chicken suit to tweak a political opponent, is expected to be sentenced this week to a third prison term for a long-running financial scam.

The Cobb County court hearing Thursday may be Berry's last on six indictments dating back to 1994, said Assistant District Attorney Rose Wing. Berry, 58, has been in prison since May 1996, when he was sentenced to a year


Gold dealer gets prison for stealing diamond from ring
Date: May 31, 1996 Publication: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Page Number: C2 Word Count: 300

A Marietta gold dealer was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after pleading guilty in one of several theft cases he faces.

Connie Mack Berry was immediately taken into custody after being sentenced on theft-by-taking charges for stealing a 2-carat diamond from a Cartersville woman.

Mary D. Joseph testified that after her husband died she took Berry $2,000 worth of gold and silver coins last summer to raise money to pay medical bills. She also asked Berry to repair a broken prong on


Gold dealer indicted on theft charges
Date: August 25, 1994 Publication: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution Page Number: G/2 Word Count: 320

Marietta gold dealer Connie Mack Berry Jr. has been indicted on theft charges by a Cobb County grand jury.

The indictment says Berry accepted $90,000 from a Marietta couple who ordered gold coins and gold and silver bars but that Berry only delivered about $19,000 worth of merchandise.

The charge grew out of an earlier criminal warrant taken out by Davis Austin Sauls. The warrant alleged that Berry did not deliver the "agreed-upon purchased materials, nor has he returned

http://johnforcary.livejournal.com/46826.html



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DURHAM D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 04:47 PM
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9. The Indy is out . I just voted in Durham County.
So many non-partisan races and I could not have voted without it.

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Digit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-03-06 04:54 PM
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11. I found this online and took the list to vote today (was not sure of districts)
Vote for these outstanding Democrats!

US Congress District 2: Bob Etheridge
US Congress District 4: David Price
US Congress District 13: Brad Miller

Senate District 14: Vernon Malone
Senate District 15: Dorothy (Gerry) Bowles
Senate District 16: Janet Cowell

House District 33: Bernard Allen
House District 34: Grier Martin
House District 35: Jennifer Weiss
House District 36: Greer Beaty
House District 37: Ed Ridpath
House District 38: Deborah K. Ross
House District 39: Linda Coleman
House District 41: Ty Harrell

Wake County Sheriff: John H. Baker, Jr.

Vote for all four County Commissioners regardless of what district you live in.

County Commissioner District 1: Donald Mial
County Commissioner District 2: Lindy Brown
County Commissioner District 3: Martha Brock
County Commissioner District 7: Rodger Koopman

Clerk of Superior Court: Nancy (Lorrin) Freeman

District Attorney: C. Colon Willoughby, Jr.

Judicial Races
Even if you vote a straight Democratic ticket, you must vote for these candidates separately!

Supreme Court Chief Justice: Sarah Parker
Supreme Court Justice: Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Supreme Court Justice: Robin Hudson
Court of Appeals: Robert C. (Bob) Hunter
Court of Appeals: Linda Stephens
Superior Court Judge District 10B: (vote for one)
Ripley Rand* or Paul C. Ridgeway
Superior Court Judge District 10C: Paul G. Gessner
District Court Judge: Craig Croom
District Court Judge: James R. Fullwood
District Court Judge: Joyce Hamilton
District Court Judge: (vote for one)
Aida Doss Havel or Vince Rozier*
District Court Judge: Kristin Ruth
District Court Judge: Anne B. Salisbury

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: (vote for two) F. Carlyle Teague and Donnie Woodlief

* Incumbent
Vote YES on the Wake County School Bonds Referendum!
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WorseBeforeBetter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-04-06 06:05 AM
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13. THANKS everyone for all of the input.
I'm armed and ready to vote!
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