Judge Bob Orr Joins the Kamala Harris Campaign

 

Donald Trump broke the Republican Party for former Republican NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr. Orr was a John Kasich delegate from NC to the 2016 Republican National Convention. He left the convention early rather than witness Trump's coronation but not before commenting to a WRAL reporter that Donald Trump was “singularly unqualified to lead this country.” In fact, Orr said, "Trump is a danger to the country." Orr finally broke formally from the GOP, changing his registration to Unaffiliated in 2021.

Aside from having served as the appointed District Attorney serving Watauga County and the rest of the 24th Prosecutorial District in 2014 (to finish the term of DA Jerry Wilson), Orr had already built an impressive record of service. He was appointed to the NC Court of Appeals by Republican Governor Jim Martin in 1986. He won election to the NC Supreme Court in 1994 and served there for ten years. He ran for governor in the Republican primary of 2008, losing to Pat McCrory. He believes in our Constitution, and he clearly thinks that Trump is out to trash it.

And now he's been chosen to lead an effort to organize independents and moderate Republicans in NC for Kamala Harris. “As we approach the final days of this election, there has never been a more important time for Republicans, former Republicans and unaffiliated voters who lean Republican, to come together and put country over party by working to elect Kamala Harris and stopping Donald Trump,” Orr said in a statement.