Eric L. Levinson

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Eric L. Levinson

Republican Party

North Carolina 7th Superior Court Division Judicial District 26

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Georgia, 1989

Law

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1992

Eric L. Levinson is a superior court judge for the 26th Judicial District of the Seventh Division of the Superior Court, which presides over Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.^[1] He was appointed to the court by former Governor Bev Perdue in June 2009.

The North Carolina Superior Courts are split into five divisions and 48 districts. Superior court judges rotate among the districts within their division every six months.^[2] However, superior court judges are elected by voters in their district and must reside in the district in which they are elected.^[3]

Elections

For in-depth coverage of the state's high court races, see: North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2014

2014

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Levinson ran for election to the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 36.6 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Justice Robin Hudson and Jeanette Kathleen Doran.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 47.5 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Robin Hudson.This was the only supreme court race in North Carolina that included a primary election. With two Republican candidates--Levinson and Doran--in the primary, voter turnout from that party was expected to be high. It was speculated that a high Republican turnout could counteract Hudson's incumbent advantage. However, after election night, it was reported that Democrats accounted for approximately 42 percent of the voters, while Republicans represented only about 31%.^[4] 

Endorsements

• North Carolina Republican Party State Executive Committee^[5]

Levinson was endorsed by the following former chief justices:

• I. Beverly Lake, Jr.
• Robert (Bob) Orr^[6]

2010

Levinson was re-elected to the 26th Judicial District after running unopposed.^[7]

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010

Education

Levinson received his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Georgia in 1989 and his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1992.^[8]

Career

• 2009-2018: Superior court judge, 26th Judicial District of the Seventh Division of the Superior Court
• 2002-2009: Associate judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
• 1996-2001: District court judge, North Carolina 26th Judicial District
• 1992-1996: Assistant district attorney, Prosecutorial District 19A
• 1992: Admitted to the North Carolina Bar ^[8]

Awards and associations

• Member, Judges’ Section, The American Bar Association
• Member, North Carolina Tenth Judicial District Bar
• Member, The Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• Member, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

See also

• News: North Carolina candidates turn out for Conservatism on Tap, May 19, 2014
• Courts in North Carolina
• North Carolina Superior Courts
• Judicial selection in North Carolina

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