Campbell Law alumni elected across North Carolina

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Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know was elected in the November 2024 election we missed, please reach out to Communications and Marketing Director Lisa Snedeker at lsnedeker@campbell.edu.

RALEIGH — North Carolina voters not only chose three Campbell Law School alumni to fill yet another seat on the state Court of Appeals and two Council of State seats in the most recent election, they also chose alumni for a N.C. State Senate District seat, two N.C. House of Representative seats, seven N.C. Superior Court Judge seats, 35 N.C. District Court Judge seats, one District Attorney seat and a Duplin County Board of Education seat. 

In 2021, Campbell Law unveiled its “Judges of Campbell Law” exhibit after extensive research revealed the law school has more alumni on the North Carolina bench than any other law school.

“I stand here today enormously proud of the huge influence this small and fairly young law school has had on our state and nation through our judges,” Dean J. Rich Leonard said. 

The following alumni were elected on Nov. 5, 2025:

  • The Honorable Eldon “Buck” Newton III ‘99 was re-elected to the N.C. State Senate District Seat 04.
  • The Honorable Sarah Stevens ‘86 was re-elected to the N.C. House of Representatives District 90. 
  • Terry Brown Jr. ‘15 was re-elected to the N.C. House of Representatives District 92.
  • Seth Edwards ‘90 was elected to N.C. Superior Court Judge District 2 Seat 2.
  • The Honorable Jeffrey “Jeff” Foster  ‘90 was re-elected to N.C. Superior Court Judge District 3 Seat 1.
  • The Honorable Imelda Pate ‘83 was re-elected to N.C. Superior Court Judge District 9A Seat 1.
  • The Honorable Carolyn “Ashley” Gore ‘12 was re-elected to N.C. Superior Court Judge District 15 A Seat 1.
  • Adam Elkins ‘16 was elected to N.C. Superior Court Judge District 28 Seat 1.
  • The Honorable Warren McSweeney ‘01 was re-elected to N.C. Superior Court Judge District 29 Seat 2.
  • The Honorable Tessa Sellers ‘03 was re-elected to to N.C. Superior Court Judge District 43A Seat 1.
  • The Honorable Andrew Wigmore ‘93 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 4 Seat 2.
  • The Honorable James “Alex” Pulley ‘14 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 4 Seat 5.
  • The Honorable Debra Massie ‘90 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 4 Seat 6.
  • The Honorable Robert Gilmore ‘12 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 5 Seat 5.
  • The Honorable James “Jim”  Moore Jr. ‘85 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 5 Seat 6.
  • The Honorable William “Billy” Sutton Jr. ‘81 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 5 Seat 8.
  • Melissa Stevens ‘94 was elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 5 Seat 10.
  • The Honorable Sandra Ray ‘91 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 6 Seat 8.
  • The Honorable William “Will” Solomon Jr. ‘03 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 8 Seat 3.
  • Christopher “Chris” Rogerson ‘96 was elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 9 Seat 4.
  • Renee Jordan ‘05 was elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 10C Seat 3.
  • Frank “Blair” Williams ‘95 was elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 10D Seat 5.
  • Crystal Grimes ‘07 was elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 10E Seat 3.
  • The Honorable Damion McCullers ‘03 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 10F Seat 2.
  • The Honorable James Black ‘07 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 10F Seat 3.
  • The Honorable John Stultz III ‘96 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 11A Seat 4.
  • The Honorable William “Will” Solomon Jr. ‘03 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 8 Seat 3.
  • The Honorable Caroline Burnette ‘04 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 11A Seat 5.
  • The Honorable Jason Coats ‘03 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 12 Seat 4.
  • Jillian “Jill” Pope ‘11 was elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 12 Seat 5.
  • The Honorable Jimmy Love Jr. ‘87 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 12 Seat 8.
  • The Honorable Luis “Lou” Olivera ‘00 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 14 Seat 9.
  • The Honorable John “Calvin” Chandler ‘98 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 15 Seat 3.
  • The Honorable Kathryn “Katie” Overby ‘99 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 17 Seat 4.
  • The Honorable Gregory “Greg” Bullard ‘00 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 20 Seat 6.
  • The Honorable Jena Culler ‘89 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 3.
  • The Honorable Roy H. Wiggins ‘90 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 26 Seat 12.
  • The Honorable Yohan Namkung ‘15 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 29 Seat 5.
  • The Honorable Christine Underwood ‘04 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 32 Seat 5.
  • The Honorable Donna Shumate ‘93 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 34 Seat 4.
  • The Honorable Rebecca “Becca” Eggers-Gryder ‘86 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 35 Seat 2.
  • The Honorable Scott Conrad ‘96 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 36 Seat 8.
  • The Honorable Richard Holloway ‘95 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 36 Seat 9.
  • The Honorable Gene Johnson ‘88 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 42 Seat 2.
  • Monica Gillett ‘07 was elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 42 Seat 3.
  • The Honorable Kimberly Gasperson-Justice ‘89 was re-elected to N.C. District Court Judge District 42 Seat 4.
  • Andrew “Andy” Gregson ‘88 was elected as District Attorney District 37.
  • Sebastian Reginald Kenan ‘80 was elected to the Duplin County Board of Education.

If you are a Campbell Law alumnus/na who is a judge and you would like to be featured on the “Judges of Campbell Law” wall, please reach out to External Relations Coordinator Sharon Sparks at ssparks@campbell.edu.  

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