Judge Caroline S. Burnette: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

9th Judicial District Court of North Carolina,

Biography

The Hon. Caroline S. Burnette is a judge for the 9th Judicial District Court in North Carolina. She was elected to the bench on November 8, 2016, and re-elected in 2020.


The 9th Judicial District encompasses Franklin County, Granville County, Vance County, and Person County.


Prior to her election, Burnette was a sole practitioner in her own private practice, a law firm she opened in 2012.


Burnette earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Transylvania University in 1999. She then completed a J.D. at Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, in 2004.