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Bill Southern
Bill Southern (William F. Southern, III) is currently a District Court Judge in North Carolina for Prosecutorial District 17-B, Stokes County and Surry County. Prior to his election to the bench, he served as an Assistant District Attorney. He is a candidate for the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 2014 Election.

Education
Southern received his J.D. degree at the Texas Southern University School of Law and received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professional Life
In 2008, the voters elected Judge Southern as a District Court Judge for District 17-B, which consists of the entire counties of Stokes County and Surry County in North Carolina. In this capacity, he hears countless criminal and domestic cases each year, many involving families, children, and the elderly. He is a certified Juvenile Court Judge.

The voters re-elected Southern to the District Court bench in 2012.

Prior to his election in 2008, her served as an Assistant District Attorney.

Southern is a candidate for the North Carolina Court of Appeals in November 2014 for the Hunter seat.

Personal Life
Judge Southern resides in King, NC with his wife, Beth, and their two children, Kate (4) and Flynn (2).

His great grandfather, Ralph James Scott, was a U.S. Congressman for North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. His grandfather, William F. Southern, Sr., served as the mayor of Walnut Cove, NC. His father, William F. (Wic) Southern, Jr., served as the Sheriff and Clerk of Superior Court in Stokes County.

Judge Southern is a member of the National Rifle Association and an E.A. Morris Fellow through the John Locke Foundation.