NC Court of Appeals Judge (1)

Linda McGee

• Served on the Court of Appeals since 1995
• NC Equal Access to Justice Commission
• Practiced law in the law firm of di Santi, Watson & McGee in Boone for 17 years
• Executive director of the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1973 to 1978

Survey highlights:

“I believe that fairness has been the defining quality of my service on the Court of Appeals.”

• Refrains from taking positions on political issues.
  “The role of the judicial branch, including the Court of Appeals, is to decide specific cases on the basis of a fair and impartial application of the enacted laws.”

David S. Robinson

• An attorney in Raleigh for over two decades
• Has owned his own small business law practice
• Worked in the following areas: corporate, mergers and acquisitions, employment and labor, contracts and commercial transactions and international law

Survey highlights:

• An Ironman triathlete: “When I put my mind to something I follow through.”
• Has worked with a variety of clients, helping him gain insights into many areas of the law
• Traveled to 50 countries and lived in Tokyo, Japan, for eight years

How do you keep politics out of your decisions?
“Simply, judges are to enforce the laws, not write them.”