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N.C. Superior Court Judge 17A Candidate Responses

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Y=Yes; N=No; U=Undecided; NR=No Response; W=see candidate questionnaire for written response
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Questionnaire for N.C. Judicial Candidates

Please indicate your position on the following questions by placing a mark in the appropriate space. You may provide additional comments and explanations for your responses on a separate sheet of paper. (Failure to answer will result in a listing of "No Response" in the 2006 Voter Guide.)

1. Which of the current justices of the United States Supreme Court most closely reflects your judicial philosophy?
   ___Alito ___Breyer ___Ginsburg ___Kennedy ___Roberts ___Scalia ___Souter ___Stevens ___Thomas
   
   
2. On a scale of 1—10, please rate your constitutional judicial philosophy, with a "living document" approach being a "1" and a "strict constitutionalist" or "originalist" approach being a "10."
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3. Do you believe that a judge has the right to display the Ten Commandments in his or her courtroom?
   _____ Yes _____ No _____ Undecided
   
   
4. In Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003), the United States Supreme Court recognized a right to homosexual sexual relations under the United States Constitution. Do you agree with the Lawrence decision, which recognizes a constitutional right to homosexual sexual relationships?
   _____ Yes _____ No _____ Undecided
   
   
5. In Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), the United States Supreme Court recognized a right to abortion under the United States Constitution. Do you agree with the Roe decision, which recognizes a constitutional right to abortion?
   _____ Yes _____ No _____ Undecided
   
   
6. In Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, 358 F.3d 804 (11th Cir. 2004), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the State of Florida's position that individuals who "engage in current, voluntary homosexual activity" do not have the right to adopt children under the United States Constitution. Do you agree with the Lofton decision, which recognizes that individuals engaged in current, voluntary homosexual activity do not have a constitutional right to adopt children?
   _____ Yes _____ No _____ Undecided
   
   
7. In Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000), the United States Supreme Court ruled that a student-initiated, student-led invocation over the loudspeakers before a public high school football game was unconstitutional. Do you agree with the Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe decision, which recognizes that student-initiated, student-led invocations prior to a public high school football game violate the United States Constitution?
   _____ Yes _____ No _____ Undecided
   
   
8. In Kelo v. City of New London, 126 S. Ct. 2655 (2005), the United States Supreme Court ruled that a governmental entity's use of eminent domain powers to take private property for economic development purposes did not violate the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Do you agree with the Kelo decision, which recognizes that governmental entities can constitutionally take private property for economic development purposes?
   _____ Yes _____ No _____ Undecided