By North Carolina Judicial Branch
Governor Cooper Makes Judicial Appointment in Superior Court District 16A
Chief Assistant District Attorney Dawn M. Layton as superior court judge in Judicial District 16A (Anson, Richmond, and Scotland counties).
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Dawn M. Layton as superior court judge in Judicial District 16A (Anson, Richmond, and Scotland counties). She will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Tanya Wallace.
Layton currently serves as chief assistant district attorney for Prosecutorial District 21, and has served for nearly 15 years in the district attorney's office.