Don't shoot me, but Linda Stephens is a Democrat. But, she's a former president of the NC Civil Defense bar, a very good friend and would be the last one out there to legistlate from the bench. Hope all is well.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nora Williford Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [COWs] Re: NC judicial elections Thank you NICK for this valuable information. I have been talking about this to others about how vital this is. We need to make sure everyone also understands that their names (the judges) will appear separately on the ballot. I think alot of people think if they vote a straight ticket, they are also voting for the judges. The more people who know this and the names of these judges the better.. --- On Wed, 9/24/08, Ellis, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Ellis, Nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [COWs] NC judicial elections To: "John Anthony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Doug Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Lindsey E de Guehery MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 10:40 AM <http://mm1.lettermark.net/poynerspruill/lhead/poynerspruill.map> <http://mm1.lettermark.net/poynerspruill/lhead/poynerspruill.gif> I'll get calls from time to time about judicial elections since most non-lawyers (and many lawyers) don't have a clue about these candidates. Personally, I like judges that will construe existing law from the bench rather than create new law from the bench. Below are how these philosophies are defined: Black's Law Dictionary defines "judicial activism" as "Judicial philosophy which motivates judges to depart from strict adherence to judicial precedent and favor progressive and new social policies which are not always consistent with the restraint expected of appellate judges. It is commonly marked by decisions calling for social engineering and occasionally these decisions represent intrusions into legislative and executive matters." A related term defined in Black's is "judicial self-restraint", which is "Self-imposed discipline by judges in deciding cases without permitting themselves to indulge their own personal views or ideas which may be inconsistent with existing decisional or statutory law." I personally know these folks and believe they'll exercise judicial self-restraint deciding cases: NC Supreme Court - Bob Edmunds (running for reelection) NC Court of Appeals - Linda Stephens (great judge seeking to keep her seat) Doug McCullough (running for reelection) There are a few other appellate races, but no comment on those. I encourage you to vote for the folks listed above. Nick Ellis Nick Ellis Poyner & Spruill, LLP 252-972-7115 (work); 252-452-2127 (cell) This electronic communication (including attachments) contains attorney privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are prohibited from disseminating, distributing or copying this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by return message or by telephone at 919.783.6400 and delete this communication from your system. 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