Linda Stephens | |
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Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals | |
In office January 1, 2007 –January 1, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Mike Easley |
Preceded by | Robin Hudson |
Succeeded by | Phil Berger Jr. |
In office January 19,2006 –January 1,2007 | |
Appointed by | Mike Easley |
Preceded by | Patricia Timmons-Goodson |
Succeeded by | Donna Stroud |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of South Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD) |
Linda Stephens is an American lawyer who formerly served as an associate judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She was first appointed to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Mike Easley (D-NC) in January 2006 and lost her seat in the general election of November 2006. Gov. Easley then reappointed her to the Court of Appeals in January 2007 to fill the seat vacated by the election of Robin Hudson to the NC Supreme Court. Judge Stephens won a full term in a non-partisan election on November 4,2008. Her opponent for the seat was Dan Barrett,an attorney and author from Davie County.
Linda Stephens' 2008 candidacy had the endorsement of the NC National Organization for Women,EqualityNC,the Muslim-American PAC,The Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg,North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys,NC Academy of Trial Lawyers,and NC Association of Women Attorneys.
Stephens was defeated in her bid for re-election in 2016 by Phil Berger Jr. She ran as a Democrat.
Stephens is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina and received her J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Phil Berger Jr. | 2,233,730 | 50.25% | |
Democratic | Linda Stephens (incumbent) | 2,211,631 | 49.75% | |
Total votes | 4,445,361 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Linda Stephens (incumbent) | 1,729,139 | 58.76% | |
Nonpartisan | Dan Barrett | 1,213,746 | 41.24% | |
Total votes | 2,942,885 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Linda Stephens (incumbent) | 221,893 | 44.51% | |
Nonpartisan | Donna Stroud | 154,044 | 30.90% | |
Nonpartisan | Chris Parrish | 122,537 | 24.58% | |
Total votes | 498,474 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Donna Stroud | 774,819 | 50.11% | |
Nonpartisan | Linda Stephens (incumbent) | 771,353 | 49.89% | |
Total votes | 1,546,172 | 100% |
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