John Marsh Tyson
2015 - Present
2031
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John Marsh Tyson (Republican Party) is a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2031.
Tyson (Republican Party) ran for re-election for judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Education
Tyson received his bachelor's degree in 1974 from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He received his J.D. from Campbell University School of Law in 1979. He also has earned two master's degrees: an LL.M. from the University of Virginia in 2004 and an M.B.A. from Duke University in 1988.[1]
Career
Before his election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2014, Tyson served as a recall judge for the court and as an emergency superior court judge. He previously was a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from 2001 to 2009. He won election to the bench in 2000 but was not re-elected in 2008. This prompted his appointment as a recall judge for the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 2009, where he served until his election to a judgeship on the court in 2014.[1] Tyson has also worked as an attorney in private practice, as a senior-level legal counsel, and in a corporate real estate development position with three national corporations. He also previously worked as a probation/parole officer, taught as an adjunct professor at Campbell University School of Law, and worked as a public school teacher.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina Court of Appeals
Incumbent John Marsh Tyson defeated Gale M. Adams in the general election for North Carolina Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Marsh Tyson (R) | 52.7 | 1,967,192 | |
| Gale M. Adams (D) | 47.3 | 1,762,793 | ||
| Total votes: 3,729,985 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Gale M. Adams advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Marsh Tyson advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Campaign finance
2014
See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Tyson ran for election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
General: He defeated Marion R. Warren, Chuck Winfree, Elizabeth Davenport Scott, Tricia Shields, Jody Newsome, Marty Martin, Hunter Murphy, Keischa Lovelace, Ann Kirby, Abraham P. Jones, Sabra Jean Faires, Daniel Patrick Donahue, J. Brad Donovan, Lori G. Christian, Jeffrey M. Cook, Betsy Bunting, John S. Arrowood and Valerie Johnson Zachary in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 23.8 percent of the vote.
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2010
Tyson ran for election to the superior court of the 12C Judicial District. He was defeated in a four-way race, receiving 20.78% of the vote.[4]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Marsh Tyson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Criminal court summons, May 14, 2021
On May 14, 2021, Tyson was summoned by a criminal court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after Black Lives Matter protestors accused him of nearly hitting them with his car at a demonstration on May 7.[5] He was scheduled to appear in court on June 21, 2021.[6] However, the summons was dismissed. According to the Fayettesville Observer, a document filed June 11 in Cumberland County District Court stated that "the misdemeanor charge against Tyson was...dismissed because of insufficient evidence."[7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The North Carolina Court System, "Judge John M. Tyson," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Judge John Tyson for Court of Appeals, "About," accessed October 14, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, “Special Election Candidate List,” accessed October 3, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General Election Results," accessed January 16, 2015
- ↑ Washington Post, "Black Lives Matter activists said a man tried to hit them with his car. The suspect turned out to be a judge," May 17, 2021
- ↑ NBC News, "N. Carolina judge accused of trying to hit activist with car during police brutality protest," May 18, 2021
- ↑ The Fayettesville Observer, "Cumberland court records: Criminal summons against NC Appeals Court judge dismissed," June 14, 2021
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