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 →
Candidates in state, local judicial races
Oct. 25, 2016 Judge candidates don't promise to do specific things if they are elected to office. "Come to my court; I'll make sure you do minimal jail time." Instead, it is voters' job to listen to what judicial candidates say, where they have been, what they've done, how they've prepared for ... Continue Reading →
Candidates Speak: Tracy Hewett
June 21, 2016 The candidates in the November 2016 general election come and go at the Forum. Videos made of their comments are posted as they become available. On this page: Tracy Hewett, candidate for a District Court judge seat. Click the video to start it. [one_half] Oct. 25, ... Continue Reading →
Greetings from Tracy Hewett on March 15 primary
Feb. 23, 2015 Feb. 16, 2015 Feb. 9, 2016 Feb. 2, 2016 Jan. 26, 2016 Jan. 5, 2016 Dec. 1, 2015 ... 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 Charlotte Brown-Williams-Tracy Hanna Hewett 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 Charlotte Brown-Williams and Tracy Hanna Hewett. Judge Brown-Williams appeared on Oct. 16, Ms. Hewett on Oct. 23. Because they ... Continue Reading →