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In the November 4, 2008 general election, incumbent judge, [[Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.]] ran against [[Suzanne Reynolds]], a law professor at Wake Forest University School of Law, for the office of Supreme Court Associate Justice, Edmunds Seat. Edmunds won the election to retain his seat.<ref>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/7937/21334/en/summary.html North Carolina State Board of Elections: General Election, Official Results, November 4, 2008]</ref>
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{{SSC elections format, 2008
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Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.
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Edmunds received his A.B. from Vassar College in 1971, his [[J.D.]] from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1975, and his master's degree in judicial process from the University of Virginia in 2004. Edmunds has served on the [[North Carolina Supreme Court since 2001. He has also served as a judge for the [[North Carolina Court of Appeals]] from 1999 to 2001, practiced law with the firm of ''Stern & Klepfer, L.L.P.'', and was a United States attorney for the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina]], an assistant United States attorney for the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina]], and an assistant district attorney for the [[North Carolina 18th Judicial District]].<ref>[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=59011 Project Vote Smart, Associate Justice Robert H. 'Bob' Edmunds, Jr. (NC)]</ref>
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Suzanne Reynolds
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Reynolds received her B.A. in English from Meredith College in 1971, her M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976, and her [[J.D.]] from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1977. She has been a professor of law at Wake Forest University School of Law since July 1989, and has been an assistant professor and later an associate professor there since 1981. Before her teaching career, Reynolds practiced law with the firm of ''Smith Moore Smith Schell & Hunter'' in Greensboro, North Carolina, specializing in civil litigation, business, and real property law.<ref>[http://law.wfu.edu/faculty/profile/reynols/cv/ Wake Forest University School of Law, Faculty Profile: Suzanne Reynolds]</ref>
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Robert H. Edmunds, Jr. {{Winner}}
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Supreme Court Associate Justice, Edmunds Seat
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1,577,419
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51.0%
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Suzanne Reynolds
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Supreme Court Associate Justice, Edmunds Seat
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