My name is Richard Forrest Kern, but my friends call me Ray, and I am running for District Court Judge in North Carolina’s 5th Judicial District (New Hanover and Pender Counties). I have been to several tea party events and I hope tea party members would vote for me.

I believe in fairness, impartiality, and compassionate enforcement of the law. I believe in judicial restraint, strict contructionism, and original intent; that It is wrong to write laws from the bench or ignore the laws the legislature passed as so many judges do; that every person in the Courtroom should be treated with courtesy, respect, and fairness and the same should be expected and demanded of them; and that a judge should be impartial, faithful to the law, unswayed by partisan issues or public opinion, and diligent in the exercise of their judicial duties.

What judge would be the best tea party pick NC District 22A. And soil and water for Iredell county. Thanks

I’m Daniel Garner, one of the 13 candidates for the Wynn seat on the Court of Appeals. My website is http://www.GarnerforJudge.com . I hope you will visit it to learn about me and my judicial philosophy, and send me an email if you like to GarnerforJudge@gmail.com.
This is an important but not a highly visible or glorious job. Fifteen judges are on the Court of Appeals, and they sit in panels of three to review appeals taken from trial courts and state agencies. This is a work-horse court, an error-correcting court; each judge writes about 100 decisions a year, so there is lots to do.
I have 28 years of experience as an attorney. Nine years in a varied private practice; over 7 years hearing unemployment benefit cases and writing decisions (over 6,000); then, for the last 12 years, I have been counsel to the Commissioner of Banks, where I have drafted legislation and seen it enacted, served as hearing officer, handled appeals, managed investigations and litigation, and interpreted and applied complex laws on a daily basis. I think this experience has prepared me for the job of reviewing records on appeal, researching the law, and applying it in clear, direct decisions to each case.
i appreciate very much your reading this and informing yourself about the candidates. Visit websites, google names. I hope you will make my name your “first choice” for the Court of Appeals. This race is the first state-wide use of the Instant Runoff Voting method, so it is vitally important that voters prepare before they go to vote. Thank you!
Daniel Garner

My name is Chris Dillon. I am one of the 13 candidates running for the seat vacated by Judge Wynn. I have met 11 of the 13 candidates, and I will agree that the folks that have been suggested here would each make a good judge. Each of us would follow the law and not legislate from the bench. None of us would overstep our authority just to get some result we might desire…and each of us would rule in ways that would prevent the other branches of government to overstep their authority granted to them by the people by the Constitution. I, for one, appreciate the kind words and support from many in this movement.
Each candidate in my race has experience practicing law. What I believe that I would bring to the Court is a perspective from someone who has also worked in small business. I currently work at a community bank which I helped start four years ago. Part of my job is to work with individuals who own small businesses. I see everyday the effect that the government (by its taxes and regulations) have on people trying to make a living from all walks of life. Our bank did not take any TARP money. We played by the rules and are well-capitalized. However, even we are being affected by the current climate. The small banks are paying for the bailout of the large banks in the form of higher FDIC fees paid to the government.
Please research all of the candidates in the judicial races. They are so important.
If you have any question about any race or any issue regarding this election, feel free to e-mail me…and I will do my best to respond.
Thank you.
Chris Dillon
rchrisdillon@yahoo.com

Please check the Durham County GOP website for candidates who support TEA PARTY goals:
– Limited Government
– Lower Taxes
– Eliminate Wasteful Spending
– Free Markets
– Individual Responsibility

We have federal and state candidates plus judges for all the non-partisan judicial races, including the runoff. The Durham County GOP has vetted these candidates and I believe they are the best choices. See “I am a Republican Because…” for the values they represent. Links to many of the candidate websites are on the website.

If you are registered to vote in Durham County, please come help with our campaign for all of the candidates in our county. Our headquarters is at 401c Foster St., Durham (directions and contacts are on BJ Lawson’s website), open daily. We need lots of volunteers to call phone banks, walk neighborhoods, serve as poll judges and observers, handout literature at the polls. We still need help for Early Voting, which starts Oct. 14th, as well as Nov 2nd. Thanks!

I endorse Judge Kevin Eddinger in Salisbury, N.C. I saw him speak at a Tea Party Forum for judicial candidates and he was outstanding – very frank and to the point. He opposed legalizing marijuana while his opponent seemed unsure about it.

Daniel Garner (seat vacated by Wynn) – Court of Appeals

Renee Ellmers, North Carolina Senate, District 2.