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Robert H. Edmunds Jr.
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2017
Preceded byFranklin Freeman
Succeeded byMichael Morgan
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2001
Preceded byClarence Horton Jr.
United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
December 1986 – April 1993
President
Preceded byKenneth W. McAllister
Succeeded byBenjamin H. White Jr.
Personal details
Born
Robert Holt Edmunds Jr.

(1949-04-17) April 17, 1949 (age 75)
Danville, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Education

Robert Holt Edmunds Jr. (born April 17, 1949) is an American lawyer, formerly an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Early life and education

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Born in Danville, Virginia, Edmunds moved to Greensboro, North Carolina at the age of 8. He attended Woodberry Forest School and Williams College before graduating with honors from Vassar College with a degree in English.[1] Edmunds earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975, after which he served two years in the United States Navy.[2] He was awarded an LL.M. degree (Master of Laws in the Judicial Process) from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville in 2004.[3]

Career

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After working as a district attorney in Guilford County, North Carolina and as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Edmunds served as the presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1986 to 1993.[4] In 1993, Edmunds entered private practice, joining the firm Stern & Klepfer.[5] In 1996, he ran for North Carolina Attorney General but lost to Mike Easley.[6] He was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 1998 as a Republican.[7] In 2000, he was elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court, defeating Franklin Freeman.[8] He was elected as a Republican, though the office became nonpartisan.[9]

Justice Edmunds won a second term to the North Carolina Supreme Court by defeating Wake Forest University law professor Suzanne Reynolds in the 2008 elections.[10] In 2016 when running for a third term he was defeated by Michael Morgan.[11]

Electoral history

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2016

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North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Edmunds seat) primary election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Robert Edmunds Jr. (incumbent) 235,405 48.01%
Nonpartisan Michael Morgan 168,498 34.36%
Nonpartisan Sabra Jean Faires 59,040 12.04%
Nonpartisan Daniel Robertson 27,401 5.59%
Total votes 490,344 100%
North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Edmunds seat) general election, 2016[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Michael Morgan 2,157,927 54.47%
Nonpartisan Robert Edmunds Jr. (incumbent) 1,803,425 45.53%
Total votes 3,961,352 100%

2008

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North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Edmunds seat) election, 2008[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Robert Edmunds Jr. (incumbent) 1,577,419 51.00%
Nonpartisan Suzanne Reynolds 1,515,345 49.00%
Total votes 3,092,764 100%

2000

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North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Freeman seat) election, 2000[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Edmunds Jr. 1,436,510 51.95%
Democratic Franklin Freeman (incumbent) 1,328,623 48.05%
Total votes 2,765,133 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

1998

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1998 North Carolina Court of Appeals (Horton Seat) election, 1998[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Edmunds Jr. 949,110 51.59%
Democratic Clarence Horton Jr. (incumbent) 890,533 48.41%
Total votes 1,839,643 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

1996

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1996 North Carolina Attorney General election[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Easley (incumbent) 1,453,196 59.07%
Republican Robert Edmunds Jr. 1,007,027 40.93%
Total votes 2,460,223 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Holt Edmunds Jr". nccourts.org. North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Robert Holt Edmunds Jr". nccourts.org. North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Alumni in the News, 2008 - June 2009". www.law.virginia.edu. University of Virginia School of Law. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. ^ Edmunds, Robert (Summer 2014). "An Interview with Justice Randy Holland". The Judges' Journal. 53 (3). Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ^ Hibbard, David (25 October 2007). "N.C. Supreme Court Justice Edmonds visits law school". elon.edu. Elon University. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Attorney General Abstract of Votes Cast in the General Election held on November 5, 1996" (PDF). ncsbe.gov. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 16 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ O'Brien, John (5 November 2008). "GOP keeps majority on N.C. Supreme Court". www.legalnewsline.com. Legal Newsline. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Assoc Justtice NC Supreme Court" (PDF). ncsbe.gov. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 16 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Bob Edmunds | newsobserver.com projects". Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  10. ^ Galindo, Dan. "Reynolds just shy of seat on high court in late count". Winston-Salem Journal. Kevin Kampman. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  11. ^ Morgan defeats Edmunds in N.C Supreme Court race
  12. ^ "06/07/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "11/08/2016 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "11/04/2008 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "NC - Asc Justice of Sup Ct". Our Campaigns. April 18, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  16. ^ "1998 General Election" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-26. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  17. ^ "Attorney General". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 26 November 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Bob Crumley
Republican nominee for Attorney General of North Carolina
1996
Succeeded by
Dan Boyce
Legal offices
Preceded by
Clarence Horton Jr.
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
1999–2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
2001–2017
Succeeded by