The North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys Judicial Endorsements Committee announced its judicial candidate endorsements today. The committee is a registered political action committee that makes non-partisan endorsements in judicial races only. The committee endorses a candidate for judicial office based on his or her skill and ability, professional competence, legal experience, and temperament and demeanor for a judicial position. Other factors considered include the candidate’s demonstrated support for the participation of women in the legal profession and for the rights of women under the law.

"We have carefully researched the judicial candidates that we have endorsed, and are confident that they would make excellent judges," said Lisa Grafstein, a Raleigh attorney who is the committee’s chair. The NCAWA Judicial Endorsements Committee endorses the following candidates for the upcoming primary and general elections.

Wanda G. Bryant

Linda McGee

Debra Sasser

Shelley H. Desvousges

Stephanie Jenkins

Susan E. Bray

Susan R. Burch

Richard N. Adams