Mitchell Garrell
Submitted by abreader on April 22, 2008 - 1:55pm.Tags:
| Office | District | Status |
| Durham County District Attorney | Candidate | |
| Party | In Office Since | Term Ends |
| Democrat | ||
| Date of Birth | Birthplace | Now Lives In |
| December 5, 1955 | Whiteville, NC | Durham, NC |
Synopsis | |
Endorsements |
Christine Mumma, Executive Director of NC Center for Actual Innocence; Judge Robinson O. Everett, Duke Law Professor and former Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; Lewis A. Cheek, 2006 D.A. candidate, county commissioner |
Biography
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Marital Status
Divorced
Spouse
Children
Allison, 8, and Spenser, 4
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Occupation
| Assistant District Attorney State of North Carolina |
Community Involvement:
St. Philip's Episcopal Church in downtown Durham
Education
Davidson College |
BA in political science with honors, 1991 UNC-Chapel Hill |
JD UNC-CH law school Graduated: 1994 |
Military
Not specified.Issues
How will you measure success in your first year in office?
I’ll measure success if most of the citizens of Durham County can look at what the DA’s office is doing and not think of the lacrosse case.
Tell us about something you did for someone else.
I spent two weeks working in Haiti at a home for the destitute and dying back in 1985.
What is the biggest challenge facing North Carolina? Your county? Your district?
The most important issue facing the district attorney’s office is the restoration of the trust and confidence of the citizens of Durham County that justice without fear or favor is what the office is about. The events of the last two years have strained the public’s confidence in this proposition. ...In regard to the task of restoring trust and confidence..., no endorsement is more important than that of Christine Mumma, [executive director of the NC Commission on Actual Innocence] Mumma's endorsement should reassure the citizens of Durham County that I will administer my duties in compliance with the law, without fear or favor.
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