Douglas McCullough

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". J. Douglas McCullough (May 28, 1945 – October 18, 2022)[1] was an American lawyer and former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. McCullough retired in 2017.[2]

Education and career

After earning a history degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1967 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina in 1970, McCullough served in the United States Marine Corps, retiring as a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves. McCullough worked as legislative counsel for New Mexico Senator Harrison Schmitt, as a counsel to the United States Senate, and finally as an Assistant United States Attorney in the eastern district of North Carolina from 1981 through 1996, when he left to enter private practice.

In November 2000, McCullough was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals with just over 50 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent Clarence Horton.[3]

Personal life

He is married to Lucci McCullough and has two children. He resides in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.

On October 7, 2006, McCullough was charged with drunk driving. He pleaded guilty to driving while impaired on April 3, 2007.[4]

Elections

2008 re-election campaign

McCullough is a registered Republican, but in his 2008 bid for re-election, he cited bipartisan support from notables such as former NC Supreme Court Chief Justices Burley Mitchell (a Democrat) and I. Beverly Lake Jr. (a Republican).[5] He also enjoyed support from former North Carolina Court of Appeals Judges S. Gerald Arnold, Sidney S. Eagles, K. Edward Greene, and Albert S. Thomas Jr.

McCullough was criticized in 2007 for implying that he and other incumbent Republican incumbents should be re-elected because they would favor Republicans in an anticipated lawsuit over redistricting.[6][7][8] An ethics complaint was filed against him as a result of his comments.[9] In response to the complaint, the state Judicial Standards Commission said it would not punish McCullough, but it also said that it had made "an effort to ensure such conduct is not repeated."[10]

McCullough was defeated in the November 2008 election by state District Court judge Cheri Beasley.[11][12]

2010 election

McCullough won a new term on the Court of Appeals in 2010, when he came in second in the first round, but won the second round, of the first use of instant runoff voting for a statewide election in North Carolina. He narrowly defeated appointed incumbent judge Cressie Thigpen.[13]

Electoral history

2010

North Carolina Court of Appeals (Wynn seat) election, 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Douglas McCullough Script error: No such module "string". 15.21%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Chris Dillon Script error: No such module "string". 10.39%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Anne Middleton Script error: No such module "string". 8.98%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Daniel E. Garner Script error: No such module "string". 7.92%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jewel Ann Farlow Script error: No such module "string". 7.81%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Harry Payne Script error: No such module "string". 5.11%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stan Hammer Script error: No such module "string". 4.96%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark E. Klass Script error: No such module "string". 4.66%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Pamela M. Vesper Script error: No such module "string". 4.64%
Script error: No such module "Political party". John F. Bloss Script error: No such module "string". 4.06%
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Sullivan Script error: No such module "string". 3.60%
Script error: No such module "Political party". J. Wesley Casteen Script error: No such module "string". 2.35%
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North Carolina Court of Appeals (Wynn seat) election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Douglas McCullough Script error: No such module "string". 50.31%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cressie Thigpen (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 49.69%
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2008

North Carolina Court of Appeals (McCullough seat) election, 2008[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cheri Beasley Script error: No such module "string". 57.42%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Douglas McCullough (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 42.58%
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2000

North Carolina Court of Appeals (Horton seat) election, 2000[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Script error: No such module "Political party". Douglas McCullough Script error: No such module "string". 50.32%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Clarence E. Horton Jr. (incumbent) Script error: No such module "string". 49.68%
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References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Governor Cooper Appoints Judge John Arrowood to the North Carolina Court of Appeals
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Judge DWI Plea, April 3, 2007
  5. ↑ McCullough kicks off campaign | newsobserver.com projects Template:Webarchive
  6. ↑ "Judges should be independent, not partisan" : Off the Record : Blogs : News-Record.com : Greensboro, North Carolina Template:Webarchive
  7. ↑ YouTube – Broadcast Yourself
  8. ↑ Edmunds: Not prejudging cases | newsobserver.com projects Template:Webarchive
  9. ↑ Ethics complaint filed against McCullough | newsobserver.com projects Template:Webarchive
  10. ↑ McCullough won't face punishment | newsobserver.com projects Template:Webarchive
  11. ↑ State Board of Elections: 2008 general election results
  12. ↑ News & Observer: State Appeals Court races show splitScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  13. ↑ News & Observer: Thigpen concedes after still behind in NC recountScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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