Monday, February 22, 2016

Questions for DISTRICT COURT candidates ANGELA C FOSTER, JOHN STONE, TONIA A. CUTCHIN, RANDLE L JONES, BILL DAVIS, JON KREIDER, MIRANDA REYNOLDS REAVIS, MARK CUMMINGS, MARC TYREY, RON BUTLER, LORA CHRISTINE CUBBAGE and DAVID SHERRILL

1. Do you believe the composition of juries adequately and fairly reflects society at large?

Why or why not?

If not, what can we do to change this?

2. In the area of hate crimes, what are some of the issues in balancing free speech rights against the need to control offensive activity?

3. What do you perceive as the greatest obstacles to justice, if any?

4. If you became aware of unethical conduct on the part of a trial advocate in a case in which you were presiding, how would you handle it?

Do you believe judges should be required to report attorney misconduct?

5. If you were the person responsible for deciding what cases would be tried in what order, how would you split the court’s time between the criminal calendar and the civil calendar?

6. What do you believe are the causes of the high rates of minority incarceration?

7. Do you believe there is such a thing as a “victimless crime?”

If so, what offenses would you place in this category?

8. What response should society have to prison overcrowding?

9. Do you feel the war on drugs has been effective or ineffective?

10. Do you believe that all citizens have adequate access to legal help and the legal system?

If not, what can be done to provide wider and better access?

11. Please describe one instance in which you faced an ethical dilemma and how you resolved it.

12. What has been your greatest accomplishment in your legal career?

13. Do you believe the current system for disciplining lawyers and judges is effective?

Why or why not?

14. Who are your judicial role models?

Why?

15. How would/do you deal with a pro se party appearing in your court?

16. If you observed a party in your courtroom being poorly represented by an unprepared or ineffective lawyer, how would you handle the situation?

17. Would you favor or oppose a system in which all sentencing decisions were routinely reported in local newspapers, indexed by the name of the judge?

18. What types of clients have you represented while you have been an attorney?

19. What do you believe to be the root causes for the high numbers of juvenile offenders?

20. Address potential conflicts of interest.

How would you handle the cases of friends, relatives or business associates if they come before your court?
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FOSTER, ANGELA C
4603 SOUTHALL DR
GREENSBORO, NC 27406

STONE, JOHN
1608 ILCHESTER CT
GREENSBORO, NC 27408

CUTCHIN, TONIA A.
PO BOX 905
GREENSBORO, NC 27402

JONES, RANDLE L
8000 EVERSFIELD RD
STOKESDALE, NC 27357

DAVIS, BILL
421 E RADIANCE DR
GREENSBORO, NC 27403

KREIDER, JON
401 MAYFLOWER DR
GREENSBORO, NC 27403

REAVIS, MIRANDA REYNOLDS
PO BOX 38261
GREENSBORO, NC 27438

CUMMINGS, MARK
108 N ELM ST
GREENSBORO, NC 27401

TYREY, MARC
7203 OAK CREEK CT
STOKESDALE, NC 27357

BUTLER, RON
PO BOX 2594
HIGH POINT, NC 27261

CUBBAGE, LORA CHRISTINE
2205 CABIN CT
GREENSBORO, NC 27406

SHERRILL, DAVID
31 CULPEPPER CIR
GREENSBORO, NC 27410

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