The Hon. Matthew B. Smith is a judge for the Union County Superior Court in the 20B Judicial District of the 3rd Division in North Carolina. He was elected to the bench on November 8, 2022.
Prior to his election, Smith was a judge for the Union County District Court. Before that, he owned and operated his own private practice, the Law Office of Matthew B. Smith, where he handled personal injury, workers’ compensation, criminal defense, traffic, and general civil litigation matters.
Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial relations and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1997. He then completed a J.D. at Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, in 2002.
Raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Smith attended Sun Valley High School.