Joe John, Sr.'s Biography
- State House (NC) - District 40, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (NC) - District 40
Contact Information
Office
North Carolina House of Representatives
16 West Jones Street, Room 1013
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
11800 Black Horse Run
Raleigh, NC 27613
Full Name:
Joseph 'Joe' Robert John, Sr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Evelyn; 3 Children: Steffi, Joe Jr, Andy
Birth Place:
East Chicago, IN
Home City:
Raleigh, NC
AB, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Attended, Belmont Abbey College
Attended, Heidelberg University
Attended, University of Paris (Sorbonne)
Certified, Mediator Skills, American Arbitration Association
Graduated, General Jurisdiction Studies, National Judicial College
Graduated, Program for Prosecuting Attorneys, Northwestern School of Law
JD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 40, 2017-present
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 40, 2024
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Committee on Education-Community Colleges
Chair, Courts Commission
Member, Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform Committee
Member, Judiciary 3 Committee
Member, Legislative Ethics Committee
Member, Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Member, Aging Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans' Affairs Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary II Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Matters, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Local Government Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Staff Attorney, Greensboro Legal Aid Foundation
Former Chief Judge/Resident Superior Court Judge, Guilford County District Court
Former Emergency Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
Former Chief Assistant District Attorney, North Carolina District Attorney's Office
Executive Director, North Carolina State Crime Laboratory
Former Emergency Judge, North Carolina Superior Court
Former Mediator, North Carolina Superior Court
Executive Reporter, Research Facilitator, North Carolina Superior Court Judges Civil Jury Instructions Committee, North Carolina School of Government
Former Litigation Attorney/Chief Assistant District Attorney, Pell, Pell, Weston, and John Law Firm
Special Assistant to the Director, North Carolina State Crime Laboratory, 2014-2015
Director of Hearings, North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, 2008-2009
Court of Appeals, Administrative Office of the Courts, Guilford County District Courts, 1980-2005
Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1993-2001
Member, North Carolina Bar Association, present
Member, Wake County Bar Association, present
Member, Board, Greensboro Center for Creative Arts
Member, Family and Childrens Services of Greater Greensboro Board
Member, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Member, Leesville Road High School Pride Athletic Association Board
Member, North Carolina Forensic Science Advisory Board
Acting Commissioner, North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, 2009-2010
Deputy Commissioner, North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, 2010
Awards:
Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award