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# Johnathan Rhyne

North Carolina Complex Family Financial Court · Complex Family Financial Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: North Carolina Complex Family Financial Court
- State: North Carolina
- Role: Complex Family Financial Court Judge
- Service status: expected
- Appointment: Appointed on August 20, 2026. [North Carolina Complex Family Financial Court](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/court/nc/north-carolina-complex-family-financial-court)

## Summary

Johnathan Rhyne — North Carolina Complex Family Financial Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Johnathan L. Rhyne Jr. is the third and final judge appointed to North Carolina’s new Complex Family Financial Court, taking the oath on October 1, 2026, and beginning the program’s case workload in January 2027
- Chief Justice Paul Newby appointed Rhyne on August 20, 2026 as a special superior court judge in the North Carolina Judicial Branch’s Complex Family Financial Court program.
- Operate as special superior court judges appointed by the Chief Justice
- Partner at The Jonas Law Firm, P.L.L.C. in Lincolnton, NC, where he has practiced family law for over 40 years.

### Education

- Campbell University School of Law — J.D. (1981)
- Davidson College — B.A. (1977)

### Additional information

- The third of three judges authorized under Session Law 2026‐41, which created the program to handle complex family financial disputes.
- family-law attorney; more than 40 years
- Rhyne’s appointment completes the bench for this new statewide judicial program, which is designed to provide specialized, efficient resolution of complex family financial disputes.

## Sources

- [Chief Justice Newby Appoints Johnathan Rhyne as Complex Family Financial Court Judge](https://www.nccourts.gov/news/tag/press-release/chief-justice-newby-appoints-johnathan-rhyne-as-complex-family-financial-court-judge)

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