The North Carolina Bar Association has published the ratings of local judges throughout the State of North Carolina. The results are the compilation of surveys that were sent out in May 2011 to attorneys who are members of the Bar Association. The Bar Association is comprised of a wide range of attorneys, including plaintiffs attorneys, criminal defense attorneys and corporate attorneys.
The full survey is available here.
Voters have little information to make decisions regarding the local judges. The Bar Association hopes that these ratings will be helpful to voters.
In the District Court, Judges Sasser, Walczyk, and Worley will have to run for re-election this year to keep their seats.
Superior Court
Superior Court judges hear all felony criminal cases, misdemeanor appeals from District Court, and civil cases involving more than $10,000.
District Court
District Court judges hear criminal misdemeanors and infractions, and family law cases (divorce, custody, child support), and civil cases involving less than $10,000.
The following are the ratings of the Wake County Judges.
|
JUDGE NAME |
INTEGRITY & IMPARTIALITY |
LEGAL ABILITY |
PROFESSIONALISM |
COMMUNICATION |
ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS |
OVERALL PERFORMANCE |
Superior Court Judges
| ABRAHAM P. JONES (10A) |
3.83 |
3.24 |
3.81 |
3.56 |
2.97 |
3.30 |
| MICHAEL R. MORGAN (10A) |
4.47 |
4.10 |
4.64 |
4.39 |
4.15 |
4.27 |
| DONALD W. STEPHENS (10D) |
4.44 |
4.68 |
4.47 |
4.48 |
4.64 |
4.51 |
District Court Judges
| MONICA M. BOUSMAN |
3.93 |
3.96 |
3.86 |
3.96 |
4.08 |
3.85 |
| JACQUELINE L. BREWER |
3.87 |
3.72 |
4.11 |
3.97 |
3.86 |
3.82 |
| ERIC CRAIG CHASSE |
4.50 |
4.33 |
4.71 |
4.57 |
4.49 |
4.47 |
| LORI GRUNDY CHRISTIAN |
4.48 |
4.22 |
4.53 |
4.50 |
4.36 |
4.39 |
| JENNIFER MILLER GREEN |
3.77 |
4.09 |
3.63 |
3.82 |
4.03 |
3.77 |
| JENNIFER J. KNOX |
3.95 |
4.13 |
4.02 |
4.06 |
4.12 |
4.03 |
| ROBERT B. RADER |
4.84 |
4.76 |
4.88 |
4.81 |
4.81 |
4.83 |
| DEBRA ANN SASSER |
4.11 |
4.22 |
4.06 |
4.16 |
4.25 |
4.07 |
| CHRISTINE M. WALCZYK |
4.33 |
4.14 |
4.43 |
4.23 |
4.19 |
4.18 |
| ANNA ELEANA WORLEY |
3.71 |
3.20 |
3.43 |
3.29 |
2.84 |
3.16 |