Candidate Statement:

Judge Baker was in private practice for nearly ten years before Governor Roy Cooper appointed him to serve as a District Court Judge for the Tenth Judicial District in Wake County, North Carolina in 2019. Within his practice he concentrated in the areas of criminal defense and personal injury where he honed his skills in criminal and civil procedure. Prior to entering private practice, Judge Baker worked with Legal Aid of North Carolina's after being selected as the 2007 Clifton W. Everett, Sr. Community Lawyer Fellow. He served as an attorney with Legal Aid of North Carolina for three years representing hundreds of individuals on an array of issues, including but not limited to, fair housing, consumer protection, child custody, and elder law.

Judge Baker is deeply committed to serving the community. He presently serves as the vice-chairman of the Board for the John Rex Endowment. Additionally, Judge Baker is a longtime member of the Southeast Raleigh YMCA Advisory Board. Judge Baker presently serves as one of Wake County's Juvenile Court Judges and he is a member of the Wake County Juvenile Crime Prevention Commission.

Judge Baker is a 1996 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before entering Law School at North Carolina Central University in 2003 he worked as a program coordinator and organizer for some of North Carolina's leading nonprofit organizations including Passage Home Community Development Corporation and The North Carolina

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Your support will help to ensure that the people of North Carolina who find themselves in Wake County District Court have the benefit of a good judge who wakes up every day with a commitment to service, a heart for all people, and dedication to the rule of law. We should never settle for less.