Press Release

Gov. Bev Perdue today appointed Eric L. Levinson to the seat of Resident Superior Court judge for Mecklenburg County. Levinson will fill the vacancy created by Judge David S. Cayer’s resignation to serve as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

"Judge Levinson's broad judicial background will allow him to immediately step in and begin serving the community," Perdue said.  "I appreciate his continued commitment to the law and his willingness to serve North Carolina."

Levinson recently spent time in Iraq as a Justice Attaché for the U.S. Department of Justice. He also has consulted with the Supreme Court of Afghanistan to help develop its civil court system. Prior to his judicial service overseas, Levinson spent five years on the North Carolina Court of Appeals.  Before joining the court he served six years as a District Court Judge in Mecklenburg County and four years as an assistant district attorney for Cabarrus and Rowan counties.

He received his  undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his law degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Law.