Lexington Superior Court Judge Mark E. Klass intends to run for the N.C. Court of Appeals next year.
Klass intends to seek the seat being vacated by Judge Ann Marie Calabria. Wake County District Court Judge Jane Gray has also announced her plans to run for the seat.
Klass has been a judge for 11 years. He was an assistant district attorney from 1984 to 1986 and was in private practice from 1986 to 1998. In a news release, Klass, 52, says he is pleased to be running in a nonpartisan race.
"I have been pleased with the support I have received from both Democrats, Republicans, and non-affiliated voters in the four counties in which I have run twice. I hope this will carry throughout the state in this election," Klass said.
