Chris Brooks, candidate for Wake County District Court Judge, District 10F
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Candidates for NC District Court Judge, District 10F, seat 1
Sean Ramkaransingh, Jennifer Bedford and Chris Brooks are running for Wake County District Court judge in the May 17 Democratic primary election. The winner faces Asia Prince, who is unopposed in the Republican primary. Get to know the candidates with our 2022 Voter Guide.
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Name: Chris Brooks
Political party: Democrat
Age as of Nov. 8, 2022: 50
Campaign website: www.votechrisbrooks.com
Occupation: Attorney, Special Deputy Attorney General
Education: Graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 1994 majoring in political science and psychology and from Campbell Law School in 1998.
Have you run for elected office before? No
Please list highlights of your civic involvement: Governor’s Highway Safety Program DWI Task Force; SECU Advisory Board & Loan Review Comm.; Wake County Bar Board of Directors and differing committees; Y-Guides; volunteer for competitions for law school and high school students; Cary Planning & Zoning Board; Apex Baptist Church; Apex men’s softball
What could you do, if elected, to help make the justice system more equitable or accessible?
It is critical to provide equal access and opportunity to all. I will conduct fair and impartial evaluations of each matter. I will work to consider appropriate resolutions of pretrial release weighing the safety of our general public against the effects of the conditions of release on the accused.
Tell us about a specific event in your legal career of which you are most proud.
In a federal voting rights case, I was involved in the creation of a new method to register to vote/update voter information electronically and such has had an impact in our state. I won an important criminal case in our Supreme Court on charging and prosecuting misdemeanors in district court.
What areas of the law do you have experience in, as a judge or attorney?
Criminal
Civil litigation
Appellate
Government/public interest
Insurance
Labor/employment
Other:
Motor Vehicle Law
This story was originally published April 24, 2022 at 9:51 PM.
