Sarah Stevens
What this job does: One of seven justices on North Carolina's highest court. It has the final word on what state law and the state constitution mean, including cases about elections, schools and the powers of the governor and legislature. A term is eight years.
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Lives in
- Mount Airy
Background
- B.S. in social work, UNC Greensboro (1981); law degree, Campbell University School of Law (1986). source: ncsbe.gov
- Private law practice in Mount Airy for decades; former president of the Surry County Bar Association. source: sarahstevensnc.com
- Member of the N.C. House of Representatives (District 90) from 2009 until resigning effective June 16, 2026 to campaign for the Supreme Court. source: wunc.org
- Chaired House judiciary committees in several sessions, including Judiciary II (2021-2024), and the House Election Law committee. source: ballotpedia.org
- Has not previously served as a judge. source: ncsbe.gov
In their own words
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- "I believe in following the law as written and a strict following of the constitution" source: ncsbe.gov
- Judges "shouldn't create laws from the bench" source: sarahstevensnc.com
- Child welfare, victims' rights and public safety, citing Jessica's Law and Marsy's Law source: sarahstevensnc.com
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