Rev-elution Election Endorsements: State General Assembly & Judicial Seats

 endorsements for the north carolina state senate and house of representative seats are easy. Stick with the Democratic Party Incumbents.

The group representing Durham has done a good job in fighting a group of narrow-minded Republican’s intent on maintaining their control. It’s hard for Democrats over in the North Carolina General Assembly.

Rev-elution endorses Natalie Murdock (Senate District 20), Mike Woodard (Senate District 22), Ray Jeffers (House District 002), Vernetta Alston (House District 029), Marcia Morey (House District 030) and Zack Hawkins (House District 031).

The judicial seats are often the most difficult for voters to decide, with many approaching it with either a coin toss or a recommendation from a close friend. The law is the law, but recent court rulings verify the merit in taking these votes seriously.

Rev-elution endorses Lucy Inman for NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 03 and Sam J. Ervin IV for NC Supreme Court Associate Justice Seat 05.

The endorsement for NC Court of Appeals Seat 08 goes to North Carolina Central University Law School graduate Carolyn Thompson.  NC Court of Appeals Seat 09 goes to Sanford, NC Democrat Brad Salmon. Rev-elution endorses Gale Murray Adams, a North Carolina Central University Law School graduate, for NC Court of Appeals Seat 10 and Darren Jackson, appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper in 2020, to continue his service as judge on NC Court of Appeals Seat 11.

Local Judicial Seats

If it’s not broke, don’t fix it, is the verdict regarding Durham judge seats. Rev-elution endorses Brian C. Wilks as Superior Court Judge in Judicial District 14B. Governor Roy Cooper appointed Wilks to fill the vacant seat formerly held by James E. Hardin on Aug 5, 2021.

Feedback from people working at the courthouse is extremely favorable in support of Dave Hall to continue as NC District Court Judge District 14 Seat 01. Rev-elution endorses Doretta Walker, who assumed office on January 3, 2011, for re-election for District Court Judge District 14 Seat 02, Dorothy Harrison Mitchell, appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper on Dec 6, 2021, for District Court Judge District Court 14 Seat 04 and Clayton Jones to serve a second term as District Court Judge Court Seat 05. Rev-elution endorses Amanda L. Maris for re-election as District Court Judge Court 06 Seat.

Rev-elution endorses Pat Evans, who assumed office on January 3, 2011, for a final term as Judge District 14 Seat 03. Evans, who ages out as a judge at the end of her term if re-elected, has been instrumental in leading conversations aimed at fostering alliances to curtail gang-related violence in Durham.

Satana Deberry was elected District Attorney by voters in 2018 during a national wave of interest to reform the criminal justice system. Rev-elution endorses Deberry because of her ongoing commitment in reducing unnecessary court involvement and incarceration when safety is not at risk. Rev-elution believes Durham County is leading a national conversation involving the reform of the criminal legal system, making Deberry’s re-election critical in maintaining that focus.

Jonathon Wilson, 38, challenger in the District Attorney race, is the type of candidate Rev-elution hopes to see in future elections for public office.

It’s time to make a change in the office of Durham County Clerk of Superior Court. Archie Smith III assumed office in 2002. Things may not be broken, but it feels like things have been stuck.

Rev-elution endorses Aminah Thompson for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court due to her forward-thinking approach to the office. She wants to utilize metrics that measure court performance, create a community-based law library, establish night courts and remote settings to alleviate barriers to attending court.

Rev-elution endorses Clarence Birkhead for a second term as Durham County Sheriff. His bold and uncompromising commitment to not cooperate with ICE, to not honor ICE detainers, to not participate in ICE roundups and checkpoints for immigration purposes are critical to citizens in Durham.

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