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Tamara Barringer
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2021
Preceded by	Mark A. Davis
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 17th district
In office October 4, 2012 – January 1, 2019
Preceded by	Richard Stevens
Succeeded by	Sam Searcy
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-01) December 1, 1958 (age 66)
Political party	Republican
Education	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BS, JD)

Tamara Patterson Barringer (born December 1, 1958) is an American lawyer and judge. She is an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She was a Republican state senator from North Carolina's 17th district for six years.

She received her Bachelor of Science in business administration and her Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Election results

Barringer ran in the 2012 election for the North Carolina Senate. She defeated Erv Portman (D) in the November 2012 general election.

In the November 2018 general election, she lost to Sam Searcy by a margin of 50 percent to 47 percent.

Barringer ran for the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2020 against incumbent Mark A. Davis. She won the election in November 2020.

Awards

• 2015 Champion for Children Award. Presented by Children’s Hope Alliance and Benchmarks.

References

1. Bettis, Kara (November 5, 2014). "NC Senate District 17: Barringer defeats Fulghum". The News & Observer.
2. "2017 North Carolina General Assembly Directory of Members Committees Rules". North Carolina Legislature. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
3. J. D. Lewis (2014). "North Carolina State Senate 2011-2012". Retrieved June 6, 2022.
4. "North Carolina Board of Elections, "Candidate lists," accessed March 9, 2012". Archived from the original on Mar 11, 2013. Retrieved Mar 20, 2021.
5. "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
6. "Our Campaigns - NC State Supreme Court - Associate Justice Race - Nov 03, 2020". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved Mar 20, 2021.
7. North State Journal Staff (Nov 5, 2020). "Barringer wins seat on N.C. Supreme Court". Retrieved Mar 20, 2021.
8. "Stevens awarded for foster-care efforts". mtairynews.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

v t e Statewide political officials of North Carolina
U.S. senators	Thom Tillis Ted Budd
State government	Roy Cooper, Governor Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor Elaine Marshall, Secretary of State Josh Stein, Attorney General Dale Folwell, Treasurer Jessica Holmes, Auditor Steve Troxler, Agriculture Commissioner Mike Causey, Insurance Commissioner Kevin O'Barr, Acting Labor Commissioner Catherine Truitt, Superintendent
Senate	Mark Robinson, President Phil Berger, President pro tempore Paul Newton, Majority Leader Dan Blue, Minority Leader
House	Tim Moore, Speaker Sarah Stevens, Speaker pro tempore John R. Bell IV, Majority Leader Robert T. Reives II, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (elected)	Paul Martin Newby, Chief Justice Anita Earls Tamara P. Barringer Phil Berger Jr. Trey Allen Richard Dietz Allison Riggs

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• 21st-century American judges
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