Doug McCullough

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on April 4, 2008 - 12:17pm.
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Office District Status
Court of Appeals Statewide Incumbent
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Republican November 2000, started serving Feb. 9, 2001 2008
Level of Government  
 
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
May 28, 1945 Tyler, TX Atlantic Beach, NC

Synopsis

The son of a marine and a town clerk, Doug McCullough grew up on the coast of North Carolina when he says Salter Path was the end of the road. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill, studying history, and then followed in his dad's footsteps and joined the Marines in 1968. He was released and allowed to attend The University of South Carolina for his law degree and then returned to active duty in 1970. His military career included time as an organized crime prosecutor in Philadelphia, a counsel to the Senate Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill and eventually a federal prosecutor back in North Carolina. He retired from the Marines in 1998 as a Colonel and worked for a private law firm before being elected to the Court of Appeals in 2000.

Trivia

As a kid, McCullough swam across the intercoastal waterway, a feat he says was ill-advised because of boat traffic in the water. 

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Biography

Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Lucci McCullough
Children
Sarah and Lauren

Doug McCullough is a state Appeals Court justice who is running for re-election. 

Early Life and Education

McCullough was born in Tyler, Texas, on May 28, 1945.

He moved to the coast of North Carolina at age seven.

He was an undergrad at UNC-Chapel Hill and moved on to get his law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1970. 

Professional Career

McCullough began working for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina in September of 1981 as the First Assistant. He became the acting U.S. attorney in 1987 for one year and then served as the senior litigation counsel until 1993.

After another one-year stent as acting U.S. attorney from1993-94, he became the senior litigation counsel again until 1996.

From 1996 until he was elected Court of Appeals judge he worked as a PA for Stubbs and Perdue, a firm based in Raleigh and New Bern, in criminal and civil litigation. 

Political Career

Being elected to the Court of Appeals in 2000 was McCullough's  first and only election.

He says his strongest suit is his experience, both in the law field and as a judge for the past seven years.  

He is running for re-election in 2008. 

Occupation

Judge
N.C. State Court of Appeals





Community Involvement:
Not specified.

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Education

AB - History
UNC-Chapel Hill
Graduated: 1967		 Juris Doctorate
University of South Carolina
Graduated: 1970

Military

Years of service:
29		 Branch:
Marine

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