Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Ronnie Mitchell has lived in Cumberland County virtually all his life, attended the Cumberland County Public Schools, and Wake Forest University where he received a bachelor's degree, cum laude, majoring in philosophy and political science in May 1978. He is married to Cheryl Coble, a graduate of Cape Fear High School and Methodist College.

An honors graduate from the Wake Forest law school and Articles Editor of the Law Review, Ronnie received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, in May 1978. While in law school he served as a research assistant and as a legal writing student-instructor. He received academic awards including the United States Law Week Award.

Since passing the Bar examination in 1978, Ronnie has continued to be involved in a broad practice of law, involving civil and criminal cases. Also, he has been a successful appellate attorney in more than 100 appeals in the state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

Ronnie is an elder of the non-denominational Church at Fayetteville, serves on The Board of Directors of the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Committee, The Fayetteville State University Foundation Board, and previously served on the Boards of the Fayetteville Area Youth Soccer Association, Fayetteville Youth for Christ, as well as others in the Fayetteville-Cumberland County community.

Ronnie Mitchell has been a contributor, lecturer, author or co-author for more than fifty publications and continuing legal education programs, named to The Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in American Law, North Carolina Super Lawyers, and the recipient of many other recognitions. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at Campbell University.

Ronnie Mitchell is committed to the rule of law and to the proper interpretation and application of the Constitution. He has a passion for legal excellence, community service, and judicial fairness.

Experience and excellence, hard work and honesty, ingenuity and integrity are among the attributes that I seek to bring to service as a Superior Court judge for Cumberland County. I am committed to the Constitution, compassion for people, and fighting for justice every day.

Through three decades of practicing law in civil, administrative and criminal cases, I have gained invaluable insight into the needs of the parties in trials and proceedings of all types in both civil and criminal litigation.

I have been recognized for my exceptional work ethic and having the creativity to formulate and implement techniques and procedures that would improve the legal system and the administration of justice in Cumberland County. I have been granted by my peers the highest rating in the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and named to The Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in American Law, North Carolina Super Lawyers and America's Top Counsel.

I have handled civil cases of every kind from breach of contract to intellectual property claims and criminal cases ranging from misdemeanors to first-degree murder. I am one of the few lawyers in North Carolina who has presented cases in every level of court from the Small Claims Division to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The depth and breadth of my experience demonstrate that I am very well qualified to serve as a Superior Court judge. My clients, colleagues, and other judges have told me repeatedly that I possess professional integrity, ability, competence and temperament demonstrating superior fitness to perform the judicial function with skill and effectiveness.

Over the years that I have practiced law, literally carrying the Constitution in my pocket, I have demonstrated that I possess the commitment to the Constitution, integrity, character, care, concern, diligence, experience, fairness, and perseverance that we need in our Superior Court judge.