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.