Margaret P. Eagles

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Margaret P. Eagles

Democratic Party

North Carolina District Court District 10D Seat 1

Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

15

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

2009

Education

Bachelor's

Wake Forest University, 1995

Law

Campbell University School of Law, 2000

Contact

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Margaret P. Eagles (Democratic Party) is a judge for District 10D Seat 1 of the North Carolina 10th Judicial District. She assumed office in 2009. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Eagles (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the District 10D Seat 1 judge of the North Carolina 10th Judicial District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Judge Eagles was a 2016 candidate for the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She ran to succeed Judge Martha Geer, who stepped down from the bench in May 2016. She was defeated by Hunter Murphy.

Education

Eagles received her undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University in 1995 and her J.D. from Campbell University School of Law in 2000.

Career

• 2009-present: District court judge, 10th Judicial District
• 2004-2010: Attorney, Larcade & Heiskell, PLLC
• 2001-2005: Assistant attorney general, North Carolina Department of Justice
• 2000: Admitted to the North Carolina Bar

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Wake County, North Carolina (2022)

General election

General election for North Carolina District Court District 10D Seat 1

Incumbent Margaret P. Eagles won election in the general election for North Carolina District Court District 10D Seat 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margaret P. Eagles (D)	100.0	90,384

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Margaret P. Eagles advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina District Court District 10D Seat 1.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2018)

General election

General election for North Carolina District Court District 10D Seat 1

Incumbent Margaret P. Eagles won election in the general election for North Carolina District Court District 10D Seat 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margaret P. Eagles (D)	100.0	86,910

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2016

Eagles ran to succeed Judge Martha Geer on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Because the seat was vacated after the primary election, no primary was held. Eagles will face Hunter Murphy and Donald R. Buie on November 8, 2016.

Election results

November 8 general election

Hunter Murphy defeated Margaret P. Eagles and Donald R. Buie in the general election for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Geer seat.

North Carolina Court of Appeals, Geer seat, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Hunter Murphy	48.70%	2,159,193
Margaret P. Eagles	45.60%	2,021,769
Donald R. Buie	5.70%	252,756
Total Votes (2,704 of 2,704: 100%)		4,433,718
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections Official Results

2014

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2014
Eagles ran for re-election to the 10th Judicial District Court.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014. 

2010

Eagles was elected to the 10th Judicial District after running unopposed in the general election.

See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010

Campaign themes

2022

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North Carolina courts

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Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina

State courts:

Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts

State resources:

Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina