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# Greg Hayes

North Carolina Superior Court · Judge Superior Court

## Profile

- Court: North Carolina Superior Court
- State: North Carolina
- Role: Judge Superior Court
- Service status: former

## Summary

Greg Hayes — North Carolina Superior Court

## Sources

- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/60355613b99b9b001bc55b19/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- 2000–present: North Carolina Certified Family Court Judge
- 1996–present: North Carolina Certified Juvenile Court Judge
- Gregory R. Hayes is a judge for the 25B Judicial District of the North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division, a position he assumed in 2019 after the 2018 redistricting absorbed his prior 7th Division seat into the 5th
- 2014–2018: Judge, 25B Judicial District, 7th Division (before redistricting)
- 1994–2014: Judge, 25th Judicial District Court (covering Catawba, Burke, and Caldwell Counties)
- 1988–1994: Partner, Vaught & Hayes Law Firm
- 1983–1988: Assistant District Attorney, 25th Judicial District
- Gregory R. Hayes is a North Carolina Superior Court judge serving in Judicial District 25B of the 5th Division, with a career spanning nearly three decades in the judiciary and legal practice

### Education

- Wake Forest University School of Law — J.D. (1983)
- in Political Science, Wake Forest University — B.A. (1980)

### Additional information

- He has completed specialized training in domestic violence, juvenile and family court, and child protection, and has served on the Catawba County Child Protection Team and Child Fatality Prevention Task Force
- Recent cases: Presided over civil domestic matters in Catawba County, including divorce and family cases