David Q. LaBarre, District and Superior Court Judge
Durham native David LaBarre received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina. He was in private practice with the Durham firm of Murdock, Jarvis, Johnson & LaBarre from 1972 to 1978, when he entered public service as an assistant district attorney for the 14th Judicial District. Less than a year later, he defeated incumbent Judge Sam Gantt for the district court judgeship. During his 16-year tenure as a district court judge, he became particularly interested in the status of juveniles passing through the judicial system, serving on the Durham Child Advocacy Commission’s board of directors and on a task force that sought alternative mechanisms for handling juvenile delinquency in the judicial system. LaBarre became a superior court judge in 1994 and served until 2002.ecame a superior court judge in 1994 and served until 2002.
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David Q. LaBarre, District and Superior Court Judge
Durham native David LaBarre received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina. He was in private practice with the Durham firm of Murdock, Jarvis, Johnson & LaBarre from 1972 to 1978, when he entered public service as an assistant district attorney for the 14th Judicial District. Less than a year later, he defeated incumbent Judge Sam Gantt for the district court judgeship. During his 16-year tenure as a district court judge, he became particularly interested in the status of juveniles passing through the judicial system, serving on the Durham Child Advocacy Commission’s board of directors and on a task force that sought alternative mechanisms for handling juvenile delinquency in the judicial system. LaBarre became a superior court judge in 1994 and served until 2002.ecame a superior court judge in 1994 and served until 2002.
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