WELCOME!
Hello, I am Judge Doug
McCullough of the North Carolina Court of
Appeals. Welcome to the website for my re-election
campaign.
I grew up in Swansboro, in
Eastern North Carolina, and I have devoted my entire
adult life to public service.
I spent twenty-nine years
in the United States Marine Corps,
worked on Capitol Hill with the Senate Ethics Committee,
served as a Federal Prosecutor, and
proudly serve on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Since February, 2001. I have
been privileged to serve you.You elected me in 2000
as one of the 15 judges on the Court of Appeals, our
intermediate appellate court. The Court of Appeals
reviews all appeals, civil, criminal administrative
or family law, except for those criminal cases involving
the death penalty.
During the past seven and a half years I have authored
over 700 opinions and participated
in several thousand judicial decisions.
A few of these opinions can be found in the
Selected
Opinions
section.
All Court of Appeals decisions
can be found at the North Carolina courts site,
www.nccourts.org.
An appellate judge should have substantial trial experience,
legal intellect, integrity, and the ability to communicate
judicial decisions in clearly written opinions. I
possess these skills.
I attended UNC for my undergraduate education and
South Carolina for law school.
I proudly served our nation
for twenty-nine years in the United States Marine
Corps. I spent almost four years on active duty, and
retired from the Marine Corps Reserves as a Colonel
in 1998.
After active duty I served
as an organized crime prosecutor
in Philadelphia before working on Capitol Hill as
counsel to the Senate Ethics Committee
and then legislative counsel to the last man to walk
on the moon, former astronaut and Senator, Harrison
(Jack) Schmitt.
I returned to North Carolina
and for 15 years was a Federal Prosecutor
(senior Assistant in the United States Attorney's
Office in Raleigh).
Following my retirement from
the Department of Justice I was in private practice
for 4 years before assuming my place on this court.
Read more of my biography here.
Upon examination of my judicial record, my military
record, my dedication to the State of North Carolina
and our country,you will conclude that I should be
re-elected for a 2nd term on the Court of Appeals.
Thank you for reviewing
this website and thank you for your support.
