Endorsements & Testimonials

In her 2002 election, Martha was endorsed by leading newspapers and numerous organizations, including, among others, the Professional Firefighters Association, the Police Benevolent Association, the Fraternal Order of the Police, the North Carolina Association of Educators, and the North Carolina Federation of Teachers.

Judge Geer has proven herself to be a fair and unbiased judge who follows the law. Her opinions for the Court of Appeals are exceptionally well reasoned and thorough and not the product of any personal or political agenda. She is a superb appellate judge.

Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Burley Mitchell

The following judges endorse Judge Martha Geer:

  • Justice James G. Exum, Jr., former Chief Justice of North Carolina Supreme Court
  • Justice Henry E. Frye, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
  • Justice Burley B. Mitchell, Jr., former Chief Justice of North Carolina Supreme Court
  • Judge Sidney S. Eagles, Jr., former Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
  • Judge K. Edward Greene, former Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
  • Judge Albert S. Thomas, Jr., former Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals

The following newspapers endorse Judge Martha Geer:

  • Raleigh News&Observer Open in a new window icon
  • Charlotte Observer
  • Asheville Citizen-Times
  • Greensboro News & Record
  • Winston-Salem Journal
  • Greenville Reflector
  • Wilmington Star News
  • Wilmington Journal

The following associations endorse Judge Martha Geer:

  • The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association
  • North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police
  • North Carolina Troopers Association
  • North Carolina Association of Educators
  • Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of North Carolina
  • North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  • National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter
  • AFL-CIO
  • NC NOW
  • Equality NC
  • Durham People’s Alliance
  • Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People
  • Wake County Voter Education Coalition
  • Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus
  • Guilford County Community PAC

Full List of Endorsements

  • Douglas B. Abrams
  • AFL-CIO
  • Laurie Armstrong
  • Catharine Biggs Arrowood
  • Asheville Citizen-Times
  • Cynthia Ball
  • Seth Bernanke
  • Donald H. Beskind
  • Gayla G. Biggs
  • Thomas D. Blue, Jr.
  • Rebecca J. Britton
  • Carrie J. Buell
  • William B. Bystrynski
  • Rick Carlisle
  • Heidi G. Chapman
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Polit. Caucus
  • Charlotte Observer
  • Burton Craige
  • Jaime Humphries Davis
  • Mary Margaret Dillon
  • Durham Cmte. on the Affairs of Black People
  • Durham People’s Alliance
  • Judge Sidney S. Eagles
  • Steven Edelstein
  • May Ellin Eisele
  • Equality NC
  • Justice James G. Exum, Jr.
  • N. Victor Farah
  • Marilyn R. Forbes
  • Justice Henry E. Frye
  • Neill S. Fuleihan
  • Carole Gailor
  • Stephanie Gibbs
  • Kathleen S. Glancy
  • Frank Goldsmith
  • Judge K. Edward Greene
  • Greensboro News & Record
  • Greenville Reflector
  • Linda Gunter
  • Guilford County Comm. PAC
  • Richard B. Harper
  • Marian Hartman
  • Faith Herndon
  • Robert S. Hodgman
  • C. Mark Holt
  • Cathy C. Hunt
  • Robert O. Jenkins
  • Stephanie Jenkins
  • John Alan Jones
  • Kenneth W. King, Jr.
  • Leah L. King
  • David F. Kirby
  • Margaret Kozlowski
  • Meredith Laughridge
  • Nicole Leary
  • Johnny M. Loper
  • Elizabeth Anne Lyne
  • Carlos E. Mahoney
  • Justice Burley B. Mitchell, Jr.
  • Charles B. Neely, Jr.
  • NC Advocates for Justice
  • NC Assn. of Educators
  • NC Assn. of Women Attorneys
  • NC Fraternal Order of Police
  • NC NOW
  • The NC Police Benevolent Assn.
  • NC Troopers Assn.
  • Ntl. Assn. of Social Workers (NC)
  • Dr. J Gregory Olley
  • G. Christopher Olson
  • E. Spencer Parris
  • Gary S. Parsons
  • Henry N. Patterson, Jr.
  • Jane Patterson
  • Travis Payne
  • Governor Bev Perdue
  • Lewis Pitts
  • Prof. Fire Fighters & Paramedics of NC
  • Raleigh News&Observer
  • Raleigh-Wake Citizens Assn.
  • Anna Stein
  • Gerda Stein
  • Jane Stein
  • Donald R. Strickland
  • Mark T. Sumwalt
  • Vernon R. Sumwalt
  • Henry E. Teich
  • Hoyt G. Tessener
  • Judge Albert S. Thomas
  • Isaac L. Thorp
  • Wake County Voter Edu. Coalition
  • Mona Lisa Wallace
  • Kimberly Wallis
  • Jennifer Weiss
  • Leslie O. Wickham, Jr.
  • Wilmington Journal
  • Wilmington Star News
  • Winston-Salem Journal
  • Jeffrey M. Young