Joe John

Joe John DEMDemocrat

State Representative, District 40

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Joe JohnDEMDemocrat State Representative, District 40
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Joseph Robert John Sr. (born October 13, 1939) is a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, having served since 2017. He is a former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He served on that court from 1992 until 2000. Previously, he had been a state superior court and state district court judge, based in Greensboro. He had also been a prosecutor and practiced at the firm of Pell, Pell, Weston & John.

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Education11 - 11 of 9
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AB
Belmont Abbey College
Attended
University of Paris (Sorbonne)
Attended
Heidelberg University
Attended
American Arbitration Association
Certified Mediator Skills
Northwestern School of Law
Graduated Program for Prosecuting Attorneys
National Judicial College
Graduated General Jurisdiction Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
JD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MA
Past Positions1 - 14 of 14
Representative
North Carolina State House of Representatives
2017 - Current
Special Assistant to the Director
North Carolina State Crime Laboratory
2014 - 2015
Director of Hearings
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
2008 - 2009
Court of Appeals
Administrative Office of the Courts, Guilford County District Courts
1980 - 2005
Associate Judge
North Carolina Court of Appeals
1993 - 2001
Executive Director
North Carolina State Crime Laboratory
Executive Reporter, Research Facilitator
North Carolina Superior Court Judges Civil Jury Instructions Committee, North Carolina School of Government
Former Chief Assistant District Attorney
North Carolina District Attorney's Office
Former Chief Judge
Guilford County District Court
Former Emergency Judge
North Carolina Superior Court
Former Emergency Judge
North Carolina Court of Appeals
Former Litigation Attorney
Pell, Pell, Weston, and John Law Firm
Former Mediator
North Carolina Superior Court
Former Staff Attorney
Greensboro Legal Aid Foundation
Other Experience1 - 16 of 16
Member
Wake County Bar Association
Current
Member
North Carolina Bar Association
Current
Acting Commissioner
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
2009 - 2010
Deputy Commissioner
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
2010
Member
North Carolina Forensic Science Advisory Board
Member
Family and Children’s Services of Greater Greensboro Board
Member
Board, Greensboro Center for Creative Arts
Member
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Member
Leesville Road High School Pride Athletic Association Board
Former Member
Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans' Affairs Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Insurance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary II Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Local Government Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Aging Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Matters, North Carolina State House of Representatives
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