Meet Lindsey Smith
Originally from the mountains of North Carolina, like many of you, my husband Bill and I chose Moore County as our home, because of the strong sense of community that reminded us so much of the town where we grew up.
Since moving to Moore County in 2022 we have jumped in with both feet. We live in a historic home in downtown Carthage and our son is a 7th grader at Sandhills Classical Christian School, where I coach the debate team.
I’m also privileged to serve the community in a wide range of roles:
County Commissioner’s appointee and Secretary on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC)
Vice President (2025) & Secretary/Treasurer (2024) of the Moore County Bar Association
Judge for Moore County Teen Court
Coach for Moore County Mock Trial Team
Coach for Moore Teen Court Summit Team
Vice Chair of the Carthage precinct for the Moore County GOP
Member of the Moore Republican Women
Associate Member of the Moore Republican Men’s Club
Co-Organizer of the Carthage Holiday Historic Homes Tour
Qualified
When you cast your vote for a judge, you are hiring a candidate for a full-time position. Just like you would hire someone for a job, you should vote for the most qualified candidate to represent you on the bench. Experience matters. Qualifications matter. District Court is not a one issue court. District Court judges are expected to rotate through criminal and civil courts, requiring the judge to preside over:
Juvenile Delinquency
General Civil Court
Domestic Violence Matters
Criminal Court
Involuntary Commitments
Abuse/Neglect/Dependency Court (matters involving the Department of Social Services)
Family Court (including divorce and child custody/support)
I have been a lawyer since 2008, spending most of my legal career as a public servant working for you as an attorney for the state of North Carolina. With the NC Innocence Inquiry Commission, a state agency charged with the neutral investigation of post-conviction claims of factual innocence, it was my job to use the tools of both criminal and civil procedure to investigate claims of innocence. When I was selected as the Director of the Commission by the 16-member Board, appointees by the Chief Justice and the Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, it was an honor to lead a state agency that was the first of its kind in the country. I worked side by side with the Administrative Office of the Courts and our General Assembly every day to fulfill the mission of the agency consistent with the law.
I currently serve as a parent attorney for indigent clients, ensuring that the constitutional rights of parents to the care, custody and control of their children are protected inside district courtrooms throughout Moore and Hoke counties.
For several years I have served as a subject matter expert in the best practices for handling and storing evidence, teaching evidence personnel from law enforcement agencies and clerk of court offices in North Carolina and across the US, including evidence that gets entered as exhibits in District Court. In 2018, I was elected President of the NC Association for Property and Evidence by evidence custodians from law enforcement agencies from across North Carolina, and currently serve as NCAPE’s immediate Past President. I also developed the International Association for Property and Evidence Clerk of Courts Evidence Management Class and have taught that class to clerks of court in the US and Canada.
Education & Experience
Licensed attorney since 2008
Public servant since 2010
Foil Law Office – Family Law Attorney
NC Innocence Inquiry Commission - Staff Attorney, Associate Counsel, and Executive Director
Law Office of Lindsey Smith – Solo Practitioner
Elon University - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, summa cum laude, May 2005
UNC School of Law – Juris Doctor with Honors, May 2008
Impartial
My role at the Innocence Inquiry Commission gave me a unique perspective in our judicial system – one of impartiality. In that role, I worked neither on behalf of the government nor on behalf of the convicted person. I was not an advocate, trying cases on behalf of the prosecutor or trying cases on behalf of the defendant. My only role was to ascertain the truth. Sometimes that truth confirmed guilt and sometimes that truth led to an exoneration of the wrongly convicted. Much like a District Court judge, I was called to be impartial, applying the facts of the case to the law, regardless of the outcome.
Conservative
My pledge to you is that I will listen to the facts of each case and apply the law to the facts. The judiciary is a third branch of government whose job it is to make sure the government follows the Constitution and ensure that government actors do not overstep their authority. My background and experience have prepared me in a unique way to understand the singular importance of being a constitutional judicial conservative. In every single case, the Constitution and an individual’s constitutional rights must be protected. A judge owes that responsibility to everyone in the courtroom and owes that responsibility to the voters of District 29. My record shows my commitment to that pledge already and it would be my privilege to win your vote to become a District Court judge.
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