Greene, Lenoir and Wayne county, district 14, staff, officials, Superior Court Judges
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Superior Court Judges are attorneys who are elected for each district in non-partisan elections for eight-year terms. Regular superior court judges must reside in the district in which they are elected, but rotate from one district to another within their division.
Special and emergency judges may also be assigned to particular judicial districts by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. The Senior Resident Superior Court Judge has the most seniority of the superior court judges in the district and is responsible for carrying out various administrative duties.
The Superior Court has jurisdiction in both civil and criminal cases. Generally, civil cases involving more than $10,000 in money and a few special categories of cases, such as those involving appeals from administrative agencies and constitutional issues, are tried in Superior Court. In criminal cases, the Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over all felonies and over misdemeanors appealed from a conviction in District Court.
The Honorable Paul L. Jones is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge of District 8-A. Judge Jones received his Juris Doctorate from North Carolina Central University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from North Carolina A&T State University. He was appointed to the position of Superior Court Judge in 1999 and elected to an eight-year term in 2000. Prior to serving on the Superior Court bench, Judge Jones served as a District Court Judge for District 8 (Greene, Lenoir and Wayne Counties), supervising attorney at the North Carolina Central University School of Law Legal Clinic, managing attorney for Eastern Carolina Legal Services, staff attorney with the United States Supreme Court, and an active duty Judge Advocate Officer in the United States Army. Additionally, Judge Jones was in the private practice of law for 12 years. In June, 2000, he retired as a Colonel in the United States Army Reserve.
The Honorable Jerry Braswell is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge of District 8-B. Judge Braswell received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill. Judge Braswell served as a Navy JAG officer for six years and was in private practice for 15 years. Judge Braswell served as a Wayne County Commissioner from 1988 to 1992. Judge Braswell served as a North Carolina State Legislator from 1993 to 2000. In January 2000, Judge Braswell was appointed as a Special Superior Court Judge and was elected in 2000 as a Superior Court Judge for an eight-year term.
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