Gale Adams, candidate for NC Court of Appeals seat 10
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Candidates for NC Court of Appeals seat 10
In the 2022 election for seat 10 on the NC Court of Appeals, Republican incumbent Judge John Tyson is running for reelection against Democratic challenger Gale Adams, a superior court judge from Fayetteville.
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Name: Gale Murray Adams
Political party: Democrat
Age as of Nov. 8, 2022: 62
Campaign website: JudgeGaleAdams.com
Occupation: Superior Court judge
Education: UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. Central University School of Law
Have you run for elected office before? Yes — Superior Court judge in 2012 and 2020
Please list highlights of your civic involvement: N.C. Courts Commission; Fayetteville Urban Ministry Board, clothes closet, food pantry, served as licensed foster parent; church membership — Sunday school teacher, youth mentor
What reforms, if any, do you think could make the criminal justice system more fair?
The criminal justice system is inundated with defendants who suffer from severe mental health conditions. Defendants sit in local jails for months awaiting an evaluation at a mental health facility before their cases can proceed. As a result, our local jails have become inpatient mental health facilities which are ill equipped to adequately handle these detainees with these issues. There is no easy or inexpensive fix. We need more treatment facilities and more treatment providers.
Are the state’s courts accessible enough to average North Carolinians? If not, what are some improvements you will advocate for, if elected?
No. Trailing technology advances, to include access to broadband, continues to negatively impact access to our courts for average North Carolinians. Improving court technology and access to broadband would improve access to our courts.
Tell us about a specific event in your legal career of which you are most proud.
An award named in my honor for zealous advocacy.
