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Sanford L. Steelman Jr. (born September 11, 1951) is an American judge, who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from January 2003 until his retirement in June 2015. [1] Steelman attended Davidson College, graduating with a degree in political science in 1973 and having spent a year abroad at the University of East Anglia.
In a key race to fill an open judicial seat at Oakland County Circuit Court, three lawyers vied in the non-partisan contest: Tricia Dare, Nicole Sophia-Calhoun Huddleston and Moneka Sanford. With ...
A Democrat, she ran for re-election, and was endorsed by former Chief Judges of the Court of Appeals John C. Martin, Sidney S. Eagles Jr., and Gerald Arnold. [27] Under current state law, Stephens would have to relinquish her seat in 2022 if she was re-elected in 2016, because she will reach mandatory retirement age.
Furr, a 30-year attorney, father of six children and grandfather of five, said the appeals court "is the best court for me." The 63-year-old ran for a seat on the 5th District two years ago.
Censures from the court are rare, and Murphy remains the only appeals court judge to receive a public reprimand since 2007. Freeman vs. Murphy primary. Despite the censure, the campaign between ...
In 1989, Judge Zachary returned to Yadkin County to marry her husband, Lee Zachary, and to join his general practice firm. Judge Zachary practiced law for 26 years at Zachary Law Offices in Yadkinville, where she was a partner. In 2015, Governor Pat McCrory appointed Judge Zachary to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
The seat is one of three on the court up for election this cycle, alongside the presiding judge and Place 8. The Court of Criminal Appeals is the state’s court of last resort for criminal matters.
On July 13, 2021, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Sung to the seat to be vacated by Judge Susan P. Graber, who announced her intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor. [5] On September 14, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [6]