## Education & Credentials

University Attended:

North Carolina State University, B.A., 1988

Law School Attended:

North Carolina Central University, J.D., 1993

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L. Lamont Wiggins earned a Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina State University and a law degree from North Carolina Central University.

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# Lamont Wiggins

* Member at Law Office of Lamont Wiggins
* 833 Fairview Rd., Rocky Mount, NC 27801

## Education & Credentials

Year of First Admission:

1994

Admission:

1994, North Carolina; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina

## Areas of Practice (6)

* Criminal Law
* Traffic Violations
* Residential Real Estate
* Juvenile Criminal Law
* Personal Injury
* Administrative Law

Lamont is a member of the Law Office of Lamont Wiggins.

NC SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE – EIGHTH DISTRICT – 8 YEAR TERMS
L. LAMONT WIGGINS (DEM) PO BOX 2152
Senior Resident Superior Court Judge ROCKY MOUNT, NC 27802
DISTRICT 8B/C Edgecombe/Wilson
Elected 2018, Expires 2026

EDGECOMBE COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS

Lamont currently serves as the senior resident Superior Court judge for North Carolina's District 8B/C, covering Edgecombe and Wilson counties. He was elected in 2018.

Lamont currently serves as the senior resident Superior Court Judge for North Carolina's District 8B/C. He was elected in 2018.

2026 North Carolina General Election

Serves as senior resident superior court judge for District 8B/C, overseeing felony and civil cases.

As a senior resident superior court judge for District 8B/C, oversees felony and civil cases, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

Practices law at the Law Office of Lamont Wiggins, with listed practice areas including criminal, real estate, juvenile criminal, personal injury, and administrative law.

Practiced law at the Law Office of Lamont Wiggins, with listed practice areas including criminal, real estate, juvenile criminal, personal injury, and administrative law.

- As a senior resident superior court judge for District 8B/C, oversees felony and civil cases, the administration of wills and estates, evictions of renters, and divorce proceedings, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.
- Practiced law at the Law Office of Lamont Wiggins, with listed practice areas including criminal, real estate, juvenile criminal, personal injury, and administrative law.

Legal Experience

FROM: L. Lamont Wiggins, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge
SUBJECT: Civil Status Reports Due

If your case currently has a trial date, I strongly encourage you to attempt to settle your case before your trial date. If your case has a trial date in November or December and you are certain that your case will not be ready for trial, please indicate that under the “Comments” section on the status report form.

CIVIL CASE STATUS LTR-EDGECOMBE (002) (PDF)

If your case has a trial date in November or December and you are certain that your case will not be ready for trial, please indicate that under the “Comments” section on the status report form. It is very important that you inform the court in advance if you know your case will not be ready for trial and you wish to request a continuance. In addition, if your case is closed or has been removed to another court, please provide details regarding the disposition of your case under the “Comments” section on the status report form.

The presence of counsel at the conference is not required. If counsel cannot be present, he or she should confer with opposing counsel and return a report of the status of the case to the Trial Court Coordinator by email attachment in PDF format to Kimberley.J.Hines@nccourts.org or by mail to Trial Court Coordinator, Post Office Box 2445, Wilson NC 27894-2445 by November 17, 2023. It will be necessary to confer as the report shall be signed by counsel for all parties.

Those who choose not to attend nor submit a report will have their case set for trial on a date determined by the Senior Resident Judge. Please note that the court will try to accommodate the date for which counsel makes a timely request; however, it is not possible to accommodate every request.

Strongly encourages parties to attempt settlement before their scheduled trial dates.

Calls for advance notice when a case will not be ready for trial and counsel seeks a continuance.

Sets trial dates for cases whose counsel neither attend a status conference nor submit a report.

- Strongly encourages parties to attempt settlement before their scheduled trial dates.
- Calls for advance notice when a case will not be ready for trial and counsel seeks a continuance.
- Sets trial dates for cases whose counsel neither attend a status conference nor submit a report.

Judicial Administration

As of January 5, 2026, L. Lamont Wiggins did not have a website or any information online.

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L. Lamont Wiggins

- Serves as senior resident superior court judge for District 8B/C, overseeing felony and civil cases.
- Practices law at the Law Office of Lamont Wiggins, with listed practice areas including criminal, real estate, juvenile criminal, personal injury, and administrative law.

As of January 5, 2026, L. Lamont Wiggins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- The Superior Court Judge hears both civil and criminal cases. Superior Court Judges try civil cases involving more than $10,000. Superior Court Judge hear appeals of misdemeanors and infraction cases that were first heard in the District Court,
- They make decisions on bail, meaning a Superior Court Judge could keep a non-dangerous person in jail before they are convicted by setting a high bail.
- In each district (except Wake County), the most senior judge in years of service is designated the senior resident superior court judge. They are responsible for various administrative duties, including appointing magistrates and some other court officials, and managing the scheduling of civil cases for trial.
- Superior court judges rotate among the districts within their divisions.  
- The Superior Court Judge is elected for 8-year terms. Elections are partisan.

Trial Judge who hears criminal and civil cases