We heard from several candidates this afternoon at the Pitt County GOP Convention -- Judge Mark Marin – candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Judge Martin is currently the senior associate Justice of the Supreme Court of NC. Judge Rusty Duke spoke on behalf of Judge Martin, who was not able to attend. Judge Duke served with Judge Martin when NC’s Governor appointed him to serve as a resident Superior Court judge in Pitt County in 1992. From 1994 to 1999, he served as a Judge on the NC Court of Appeals and has served as an associate Justice on the Supreme Court of North Carolina since January 1999, at which time he was the youngest Supreme Court justice in NC history. Not only does Judge Martin have the endorsement of all 5 living chief justices, but Judge Duke endorses him as well. Judge Robert N. Hunter – candidate for the Supreme Court of NC (to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Chief Justice Sarah Parker). Judge Hunter, who has served on the NC Court of Appeals since 2008, said that “principled conservatism and fairness is what is needed on the bench in NC” and promised that he is the man for the position. Jeanette Doren – candidate for the Supreme Court of NC (also running to fill the vacancy left by Chief Justice Parker). Ms. Doren is the current Chair of the North Carolina Board of Review and former Executive Director of the NC Institute for Constitutional Law, which has sometimes been criticized by conservative groups for its position on foundational constitutional issues. Judge Bill Southern – candidate for the NC Court of Appeals (to fill the seat that will be vacated by Judge Bob Hunter, who is not seeking re-election to the Court of Appeals). Kyle Hall spoke on behalf of Judge Southern, who was unable to attend. Southern is currently a district court judge serving Stokes and Surry Counties with an excellent record of fairness from the bench. He will have no primary challenger for the seat. Judge Lee Teague – candidate for district court judge. Judge Teague was appointed to the bench by Governor McCrory approximately 6 months ago when Judge Joe Blick decided to retire early. He is running to keep that seat. Teague has 10 years of experience as an Assistant District Attorney and then 6 years in private practice. He believes he brings a strong value system and fairness to the bench. Daniel Hines Entzminger – candidate for district court judge, running against his friend, Lee Teague. Entzminger explained that a district court judge serves the county with respect to lower level cases (traffic offenses, civil cases, family matters, etc). He said a judge needs to be consistent and use his position to keep the communities and the people of Pitt County safe. He promises to be such a judge. Chris Johnson – candidate for Clerk of Supreme Court. Johnson is currently serving as an Assistant District Attorney, a position he has held for 10 years. Brian Brown – candidate seeking re-election to the state house from district 9. Representative Brown is proud to serve Pitt County and to be a part of the tenure of NC General Assembly that claims to hold “the most conservative record in North Carolina in 120 years.” Ashley Bleau – candidate for the state house from district 9, challenging incumbent Brian Brown. (Bleau v. Brown). Bleau said he is not only very conservative, with a strong work ethic and a strong sense of community, but he believes that representatives have to be cognizant of the fact that their conduct is dictated by the confines of the state and federal constitutions. Jimmy Garris – candidate for re-election as Pitt County Commissioner from district 5. Garris is in his 12th year (finishing his 3rd term) as a republican County Commissioner in Pitt County. Before Glen Webb was also elected to the Pitt County Board of Commissioners (in 2010), Garris was the only Republican county commissioner. He would like to serve another term. Glen Webb – candidate for re-election as Pitt County Commissioner from district 6. Webb said that if he is not re-elected, there will not be a single bowtie on the Board of County Commissioners. Not only does Webb serve as a Pitt County Commissioner, but he also represents all 100 counties of North Carolina at the state level as the Vice President of the NC Association of County Commissioners.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 05:39:41 +0000
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