Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Rob Hasty is in the private practice of law with one of Fayetteville's oldest law firms, Anderson, Johnson, Lawrence, Butler, & Bock where he primarily handles civil litigation matters in Superior Court.

Hasty has represented individuals and businesses at every level of the North Carolina Court system as well as the United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina.  He has appeared before magistrates, arbitrators, judges and juries, from small claims court to Superior Court as well as submitting briefs and arguments to the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court.  He has represented clients in Superior Court in over 15 North Carolina counties.  He has been sworn-in as a District Court Arbitrator and usually spends one day each month hearing and deciding cases assigned to him. Hasty has also taught numerous courses in the Paralegal Department at Fayetteville Technical Community College.  Hasty is admitted to practice by the North Carolina State Bar; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Hasty and his wife, Yiotta, are both natives of Cumberland County.  They have a thirteen year old daughter, Lia, who attends Village Christian Academy in Fayetteville.  Hasty is an active member of the Fayetteville Kiwanis Club where he serves on several committees, and he is an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville where he has served several terms as a church officer and has taught adult Sunday school.  Hasty is a graduate of East Carolina University and the Cumberland School of Law of Samford University.

Serving as a Superior Court Judge carries with it great responsibility.  The winners of Superior Court elections are not sent to Washington or Raleigh to represent us. Instead, they will preside in open courtrooms right in our communities. While I have handled many types of cases and represented clients at every level of the North Carolina court system, the bulk of my practice is in Superior Court. There is no better preparation for an aspiring judge than actual courtroom experience.

With the experience I have gained in my active and busy law practice, I fully understand and value the importance of fairness in our court system to everyone involved, whether defendant, victim, plaintiff, witness or attorney.  It is the job of the judge to ensure that cases are heard fairly and impartially and that all parties leave the courtroom having had their day and court with their case decided on the merits and in accordance with the rule of law. I am committed to this principle, and I will be honored to serve as one of your Superior Court Judges.