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Appellate candidate campaigns in Pitt County
A candidate for the state Court of Appeals said that judicial body should deliver rulings in a more timely manner.
Dan Barrett, a Davie County attorney seeking the seat currently held by Linda Stephens, said appellate court decisions are suppose to be handed down in three months.
A “significant number” come after that period, Barrett said.
He couldn’t provide exact numbers on how many rulings come after the 90-day period but said his opponent has issued 35 rulings that took four months or longer.
Barrett was in Pitt County Friday morning meeting with local attorneys and people working at the courthouse. He was planning additional stops in other local counties.
Barrett is a former Davie County commissioner who unsuccessfully sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2004.
As part of that 2004 campaign he walked from Murphey to Manteo.
Click here for a link to his Web site.
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