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Sanford L. Steelman Jr.

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Sanford Steelman Jr.
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2003 – June 2015
Preceded byLoretta Copeland Biggs
Succeeded byValerie Zachary
Personal details
Born (1951-09-11) September 11, 1951 (age 73)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Children3
EducationDavidson College
University of East Anglia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
ProfessionJudge

Sanford L. Steelman Jr. (born September 11, 1951) is an American judge, who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from January 2003 until his retirement in June 2015.[1]

Steelman attended Davidson College, graduating with a degree in political science in 1973 and having spent a year abroad at the University of East Anglia. He then completed his Juris Doctor degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. He worked in private practice in Monroe, North Carolina until 1994, when he became a North Carolina Superior Court judge. In 2002, Steelman was elected to an eight-year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals as a Republican, and in 2010, he was re-elected without opposition.

He is married and has three sons.

Electoral history

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2010

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North Court of Appeals (Steelman seat) general election, 2010[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sanford Steelman Jr. (incumbent) 1,404,649 100%
Total votes 1,404,649 100%

2002

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North Court of Appeals (Biggs seat) general election, 2002[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sanford Steelman Jr. 1,083,194 50.86%
Democratic Loretta Copeland Biggs (incumbent) 1,046,689 49.14%
Total votes 2,129,883 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ Statesville Record Landmark[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "11/02/2010 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "11/05/2002 Official General Election Results - Statewide". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
2003–2015
Succeeded by