Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023 Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →
General Election 2020
Results of the Nov. 3, 2020 general election after the canvass by all 100 N.C. counties on Nov. 17, an audit on Nov. 19 and, on Nov. 24, certification by the N.C. Board of Elections of nearly all of the county canvasses. Three county contests in Hoke, Wake and Wayne Counties, plus one District Court ... Continue Reading →
Women serving on Mecklenburg bench discuss roles, ways they cope
March 13, 2018 They joke about being "seasoned" judges or "baby" judges. The talk about conferencing about cases and seeking out advice from one another, and gaining support from one another as they are buffeted by the trauma and conflict of the humans of all ages that end up in their ... Continue Reading →
2016 Election Results
Nov. 8, 2016; last update 6:40 p.m. Nov. 11 Unofficial results from the Nov. 8 election, as they are available from the N.C. Board of Elections. Electoral College projections from New York Times. Names for each seat or position are listed in alphabetical order; the apparent winner's name is in ... Continue Reading →
District Court judges: The ultimate down-ballot contests
Oct. 16, 2012 Few contested elections in this democracy are as important or as overlooked as the ones by which many lawyers are first elected to the District Courts of North Carolina. And in what was said and in the body language on display at the Forum this morning as eight such candidates ... Continue Reading →
The Judge Ty Hands-Jeff Thompson contest
Oct. 16, 2012 Twelve lawyers are running for six contested District Court seats in the November election. This page is devoted to material on the contest between Judge Ty Hands and Jeff Thompson. Judge Hands appeared today at the Forum. Thompson did not. Below, as they are available, will be ... Continue Reading →