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To recap the campaign donations made by the (potentially) four Republican gubernatorial candidates over the past decade:

Bill Graham:

* Personal: $223,650 to Republicans, $6,000 to Democrats
* Largest: $52,000 to the Republican National Committee
* Notable: Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, Mike Easley

Fred Smith:

* Personal: $49,090 to Republicans
* Largest: $12,544 to N.C. GOP's Executive Committee
* Notable: Richard Burr, George Allen, Bob Orr

* Campaign: $100,400 to Republicans
* Largest: $179,400 to N.C. GOP's Executive Committee
* Notable: Neal Hunt, Jim Jacumin, Les Merritt

Pat McCrory:

* Personal: $4,750 to Republicans
* Largest: $1,500 to N.C. GOP
* Notable: Richard Vinroot, Doug Vinson, Hal Jordan

Bob Orr:

* Personal: $3,640 to Republicans
* Largest: $1,840 to N.C. GOP's Executive Committee
* Notable: Mitt Romney, Mark Martin, Virginia Johnson

Bob Orr has given $3,640 to Republican candidates and groups in the past decade.

According to a quick review of campaign contributions listed on Open Secrets and Follow the Money, the Republican gubernatorial candidate has not given as much as his competitors.

As with Fred Smith and Pat McCrory, the biggest beneficiary was the Republican Party. From 1999 to 2001, Orr gave the state party's executive committee $1,840.

He also gave $500 to Congressional candidate Virginia Johnson in 2004, $500 to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign in 2007, $300 in total to Keith Presnell's bid for state Senate in 2005 and 2006, and $250 to Supreme Court Justice Mark Martin's campaign in 2005.

Orr also gave $250 to his own campaign in 2001—which is actually $156 less than Smith gave him for that same race.

Some of North Carolina's top judges, attorneys and legal experts will gather this month to discuss something taken for granted in the United States, but which is rare in many parts of the world — the rule of law.

Former Govs. Jim Hunt and Jim Holshouser are among the scheduled speakers at the Rule of Law Conference, which is to be held at the N.C. Bar Center in Cary on July 26, reports Rob Christensen.

The half-day confernce is being organized locally by Supreme Court Justice Mark Martin and Appeals Court Judge Jim Wynn.

It is part of the American Bar Association’s World Justice Project, which is trying to spread the rule of law around the world.