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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Churchill reappointed clerk of court
GUILFORD COUNTY — Former Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court David Churchill will return to his former job as outgoing clerk Lisa Johnson-Tonkins becomes a Guilford County Superior Court judge. Guilford County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge R. Stuart Albright announced the appointment of Churchill on Monday to fill out the unexpired term of Johnson-Tonkins through the end of next year. By state election statute, a resident Superior Court judge fills county clerk of court vacancies until the next scheduled election. Churchill's duties will start when Johnson-Tonkins vacates the position when she is sworn in as a Superior Court Judge next month. Albright said. 'Churchill brings extensive experience and qualifications to the position of clerk of court,' Albright said. Churchill previously served as the Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court from 1998 to 2014. He was defeated by Johnson-Tonkins in the 2014 Democratic primary, and she has held the post since the election 11 years ago. Churchill has also been an assistant public defender and, most recently, an assistant district attorney. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein announced the appointment of Johnson-Tonkins as a judge earlier this month. Johnson-Tonkins will fill the Guilford County Judicial District 24A left vacant by the recent retirement of Judge Lora Cubbage. pjohnson@ | 336-888-3528 | @HPEpaul
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
County clerk of court appointed new judge
GUILFORD COUNTY — Longtime Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court Lisa Johnson-Tonkins has been named a county Superior Court judge. Gov. Josh Stein announced the appointment Wednesday to fill the judgeship for Guilford County Judicial District 24A left vacant by the recent retirement of Judge Lora Cubbage. Johnson-Tonkins, a Democrat, was first elected Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court in 2014. She has won her primary and general election races by comfortable margins. Johnson-Tonkins was unopposed in her last general election race in November 2022. 'Serving the citizens of Guilford County as the elected clerk has been a tremendous honor, and I am extremely humbled to have the opportunity to serve as a Superior Court judge,' Johnson-Tonkins told The High Point Enterprise. 'I pledge to uphold the highest standards of honor, dignity, compassion, fairness and integrity in every aspect of my judicial duties.' Johnson-Tonkins received her bachelor's degree from North Carolina A&T State University and her law degree from the North Carolina Central University School of Law. An interim Guilford County Clerk of Superior Court will be named to fill the unexpired term of Johnson-Tonkins through the end of next year. The clerk contest will be on the general election ballot in November 2026.
