Regina Joe at a glance
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Regina Joe
Former Judge District Court · North Carolina District Court
Regina Joe — North Carolina District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Regina M. Joe is a North Carolina Superior Court judge for District 19D, serving Hoke and Moore counties, appointed in December 2023 by Governor Roy Cooper
- Governor Roy Cooper announced on December 1, 2023, that Judge Joe has been appointed to Superior Court District 19D, covering Hoke and Moore counties, following the retirement of Hon
- District Court Judge (2007–2023): Elected in 2006 to serve Judicial District 16A (Scotland/Hoke counties), making history as the first Black and first female judge in that district
- Born December 16, 1962, in Mecklenburg County, NC, Judge Joe completed studies at Olympic High School in 1981
Education
Additional information
- This marks her transition from a long-standing District Court judgeship to the Superior Court bench
- She is a member of Silver Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Raeford and has a son, Christopher Isaiah Joe
- Her appointment to the Superior Court reflects her decades of legal service in public defense, prosecution, and judicial leadership, and her historic milestones as a Black woman in North Carolina’s judiciary
Sources
Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
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