Recently elected Superior Court Judge Cindy King Sturges is administered the oath of office on Tuesday by Robert N. Hunter Jr., (left) of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Holding the Bible is Judge Sturges's husband, Boyd, and witnessing the ceremony is their daughter, Olivia. Judge Sturges takes over the Ninth District court seat that had been held by Judge Robert Hobgood until his retirement last year.

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Cindy Sturges is married to Boyd and has a daughter.

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Cindy has a year of experience as a former assistant district attorney in North Carolina.

NC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 09 SEAT 2 Cindy Sturges REP 38,113 18,205 19,291 479 138
Mitchell Styers DEM 7,726 3,243 4,299 165 19
Carolyn J. Thompson DEM 35,734 12,730 22,227 658 119

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NEW JUDGE TAKES OATH

Recently elected Superior Court Judge Cindy King Sturges is administered the oath of office on Tuesday by Robert N. Hunter Jr., (left) of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Holding the Bible is Judge Sturges's husband, Boyd, and witnessing the ceremony is their daughter, Olivia. Judge Sturges takes over the Ninth District court seat that had been held by Judge Robert Hobgood until his retirement last year.

Cindy was elected to the North Carolina Superior Court's District 9, Seat 2, in 2018.

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Served as a Superior Court judge, overseeing cases within the court's jurisdiction and issuing rulings and orders.

As a Superior Court judge, she oversees cases within the court's jurisdiction and issues rulings and orders.

As an assistant district attorney, she prosecuted civil and criminal cases under state law on behalf of the district attorney’s office.

- As a Superior Court judge, she oversees cases within the court's jurisdiction and issues rulings and orders.
- As an assistant district attorney, she prosecuted civil and criminal cases under state law on behalf of the district attorney’s office.

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As of August 27, 2026, Cindy Sturges’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Judicial Administration

Said only the state Supreme Court can resolve ambiguity in its 2022 ruling on constitutional-amendment litigation.

“I have no idea where I am on this case,” Sturges said near the end of the hearing. She called the state Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in the case “ambiguous.” “I feel like the only people who can fix it are the Supreme Court.” The hearing involved a motion concerning the continuing litigation over North Carolina constitutional amendments concerning voter identification and the state income-tax cap.

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- The Superior Court Judge hears both civil and criminal cases. Superior Court Judges try civil cases involving more than $10,000. Superior Court Judge hear appeals of misdemeanors and infraction cases that were first heard in the District Court,
- They make decisions on bail, meaning a Superior Court Judge could keep a non-dangerous person in jail before they are convicted by setting a high bail.
- In each district (except Wake County), the most senior judge in years of service is designated the senior resident superior court judge. They are responsible for various administrative duties, including appointing magistrates and some other court officials, and managing the scheduling of civil cases for trial.
- Superior court judges rotate among the districts within their divisions.  
- The Superior Court Judge is elected for 8-year terms. Elections are partisan.

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