The North Carolina
Association of Women Attorneys Judicial Endorsements Committee is a
registered political action committee that makes non-partisan
endorsements in judicial races only. The JEC board is elected
separately from the NCAWA board, although several NCAWA board
members also serve on the JEC board.
The JEC board
follows set criteria and procedures in making endorsements. The
committee endorses a candidate for judicial office based on the
following criteria:
·
the
candidate’s skill and ability;
·
the
candidate’s experience as a professional and in the community;
·
the
candidate’s temperament and demeanor for a judicial position; and
·
the
candidate’s support for women in the legal profession, the rights of
women under the law and organizational positions.
The committee
evaluates each candidate for a race and conducts a thorough
investigation. The investigation specifically includes interviewing
practitioners about the candidates, both those that the candidate
has listed as references and others in the relevant community. For
candidates who have already served as appellate judges, the
investigation includes reading their opinions. The procedure is
thorough and the committee takes its obligations to investigate
seriously.
The NCAWA Judicial
Endorsements Committee endorses the following candidates for the
upcoming general elections.
