Janelle L. Cline
Candidate for District Court Judge, District 6, Seat 3
Background
- Occupation
- Special resource prosecutor, N.C. Conference of District Attorneys
- Lives in
- Wilmington
- Campaign website
- janelleforjudge.com
Special resource prosecutor for the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys and a former financial crimes prosecutor in the New Hanover and Pender district attorney's office. Before law school she worked as a journalist and TV news anchor, and she clerked at the Arkansas Court of Appeals.
Documented positions
Courts & justice
Supports interpreting and applying the law as written
ReportValues — Janelle for JudgeCampaign website · Committee to Elect Janelle Cline · janelleforjudge.com
“A judge's role is to interpret and apply the law as written.”
Pledges decisions guided only by law and facts
ReportValues — Janelle for JudgeCampaign website · Committee to Elect Janelle Cline · janelleforjudge.com
“a judge's decisions should be guided only by the law and the facts, never by outside pressure or personal preference”
Supports the same rules and respect for everyone in court
ReportValues — Janelle for JudgeCampaign website · Committee to Elect Janelle Cline · janelleforjudge.com
“every person who appears in court can expect to be treated with the same respect and subject to the same rules as his neighbor”
All sources (5)
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (New Hanover County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing (Pender County offices and districts)
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- 2026 General Election Candidate Listing
Election filing · North Carolina State Board of Elections · s3.amazonaws.com
- Meet Janelle — Janelle for Judge
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Janelle Cline · janelleforjudge.com
- Values — Janelle for Judge
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Janelle Cline · janelleforjudge.com
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