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Splitting of 19th Judicial District On May 2, 1979, the voters of the 19th Judicial District chose James E. Roberts to be their District Attorney. He defeated Rusty Walker, Jr. from Asheboro. About 3 weeks l~ter Rusty's father, Senator Russell'Wsl~er of Asheboro, owner of Food Line Stores in Randolph county we~t to.the General A'sse'm'biy. and'had the 19th Judicial District divided into 2 districts. Rusty Wa[~eb, Jr. was m, de the Distrieu Attoreey of that divi~ed district. What could not be accomplished'at the ballet box was sccomplished'.ln the Generai Assembly. Ned C]ine's article in THE CHARLOqTE OBSERVER on June 27, 1978, said the new court district would cost the taxpayers $200,000 a year. As per the attabhed ~heet's the figures show the days of court held in all the 30 ~udlcial Districts in the stste. In 197~ there were.676~ days of court held; in 1976 679~ days of court held; end in 1977 678~ days Df court held by ~ judges. As per the attached sheets in 19-A with ~sbarrus and Rowan (if 'the~ past figures ere any indication) With ~bout ~20 average days of court end with ~ judges servio~ the d letrict, this would average 10~ d~ys per Judge in court. In the new 19~ with Randolph and MontgOmery if pest 2 years are any iodioation, this would average about ~ 81 days s year in eourt~ Also in Ned ClIne's article, Chief Justice Susie Sharp ~nd Chief Administrator of the Courts Bert Montague said this wss not needed. This upset when I resd about it in June of 1978. I knew this wss state tax money, but state te~ money is also the money of Caba'rrus County citizens. This wasteful expenditure of money was not necessa~y~ 'It i's a dangerous precedent ~n America: -what you cannot get in'an honest election, you ~o to the Gecer~ 1 Assembly e nd if you have enough influence you'get ' what you want. ~ ~ow th~s is beginning to cost the people o£ Cabarrus County. We were asked to finish the third floor of the courthouse fop Judge~' offices. We said "No Way.." We have been asked to provide three new offices for the Judges. But the ~restest abuse is: the sheriff's ~eputies patr~ling i~ the county I~il] be take~] off ostrol to be in the courtroom. The citizens of Csb~rrus County will not ~ave this protection. We have been asked ~n the past to fund more money for poli~ We have said in all honesty: "We CahOOt find any more money." If the money could have been fsund, the police officers would have been provided. Now, Just because a millionaire father wants $o give his son hts-heePt,s desire: to become the district sttorney.(even though the young m~n has ~ever been eves $ o~aticing'ettorney; he has been in his fa that's business a'll h~s life)~ the people of Cebarrus County will~ve to anti up 'the money for more oolite off~car~, in th~ new budget~ year. The millionaire father, is Rsnd~hy County is not. payin~ the taxes in Cabarrus county. All this to cay for 8 Judicial d~strict which wes not overworked i~ the first plsce.