Sanford L. Steelman Jr.

Sanford Steelman Jr.
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office January 1, 2003 – June 2015
Preceded by	Loretta Copeland Biggs
Succeeded by	Valerie Zachary
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-11) September 11, 1951
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Children	3
Education	Davidson College University of East Anglia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
Profession	Judge

Sanford L. Steelman Jr. (born September 11, 1951) is an American judge, who served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals from January 2003 until his retirement in June 2015.

Steelman attended Davidson College, graduating with a degree in political science in 1973 and having spent a year abroad at the University of East Anglia. He then completed his Juris Doctor degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. He worked in private practice in Monroe, North Carolina until 1994, when he became a North Carolina Superior Court judge. In 2002, Steelman was elected to an eight-year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals as a Republican, and in 2010, he was re-elected without opposition.

He is married and has three sons.

Electoral history

2010

North Court of Appeals (Steelman seat) general election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Sanford Steelman Jr. (incumbent)	1,404,649	100%
Total votes			1,404,649	100%

2002

North Court of Appeals (Biggs seat) general election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sanford Steelman Jr.	1,083,194	50.86%
	Democratic	Loretta Copeland Biggs (incumbent)	1,046,689	49.14%
Total votes			2,129,883	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

External links

• Official biography
• Judgepedia entry