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Judicial race now a three-way contest

Posted on February 21, 2008February 25, 2008 by Staff

By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer

In an otherwise quiet week of candidate filings, the race for an open judicial seat for Orange and Chatham counties expanded to three names.

Assistant District Attorney Lamar F. Proctor Jr. of Efland added his name to those seeking to succeed District Court Judge Patricia Devine, who has indicated she will not seek another term. Already signed on for the Democratic primary are Page Vernon, a Chatham County lawyer and former assistant district attorney, and Chapel Hill attorney Glenn Gerding. The judicial seat is one of three on ballot this year in District 15B, which covers Orange and Chatham counties. Incumbent judges Beverly Scarlett and Chuck Anderson, who have filed for re-election, have not drawn a primary challenger.

In other races, Tony McKnight of Hillsborough has filed to run for the Orange County Schools Board of Education which has three seats up in the May 6 election. McKnight joins former Orange County commissioner Steve Halkiotis of Hillsborough, who filed last week.

In the Democratic primary for Orange County Board of Commissioners, Bernadette Pelissier made it official, filing for the lone at-large seat. Also running for commissioner under the new district system is Tommy McNeill of Durham, who is running for the lone District 2 seat and Pam Hemminger of Chapel Hill who is running for one of two District 1 seats.

Incumbent commissioner Valerie Foushee has indicated she will run again, but has yet to file as of Wednesday at 5 p.m.

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