Rick Elmore is an American judge who previously served as a judge of the

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. Elmore earned his undergraduate degree in 1974 from

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, and worked for the

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before earning his

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(J.D.) degree from

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in 1982. He practiced law in

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for twenty years before being elected to an eight-year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals in

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as a

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. Elmore chose not to run for a third term in 2018.News & Observer
/ref> He is divorced and has two children.

References

External links

Elmore official campaign site

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