Douglas McCullough was an American lawyer and former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
10 Facts About Douglas McCullough
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Douglas McCullough worked as legislative counsel for New Mexico Senator Harrison Schmitt, as a counsel to the United States Senate, and finally as an Assistant United States Attorney in the eastern district of North Carolina from 1981 through 1996, when he left to enter private practice.
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In November 2000, Douglas McCullough was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals with just over 50 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent Clarence Horton.
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Douglas McCullough is married to Lucci McCullough and has two children.
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On October 7,2006, Douglas McCullough was charged with drunk driving.
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Douglas McCullough pleaded guilty to driving while impaired on April 3,2007.
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Douglas McCullough enjoyed support from former North Carolina Court of Appeals Judges S Gerald Arnold, Sidney S Eagles, K Edward Greene, and Albert S Thomas Jr.
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Douglas McCullough was criticized in 2007 for implying that he and other incumbent Republican incumbents should be re-elected because they would favor Republicans in an anticipated lawsuit over redistricting.
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Douglas McCullough was defeated in the November 2008 election by state District Court judge Cheri Beasley.
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Douglas McCullough won a new term on the Court of Appeals in 2010, when he came in second in the first round, but won the second round, of the first use of instant runoff voting for a statewide election in North Carolina.