17-04-2025
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.
