Sharlene is from Moore County, North Carolina. She attended Brigham Young University, St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, the University of Innsbruck in Austria, and the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University. She has a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. She has a Juris Doctor from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University. She lives with her three children in Moore County, North Carolina. She serves as the President of the Young Women’s organization for her church.

Sharlene is from Moore County, North Carolina. She has a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from Brigham Young University. She lives with her three children in Moore County, North Carolina. 

Sharlene is an Associate County Attorney. She works at the Moore County Attorney’s Office, where she has been since February 2021. She previously worked as a solo practitioner in her own law practice from 2017 to 2021, as a Government Relations Attorney for Novell, Inc., where she focused on privacy issues, software piracy and antitrust litigation, and as a contract attorney and high school English teacher.

Sharlene is an associate county attorney with the Moore County Attorney’s Office. She previously operated her own solo law practice and worked as a government relations attorney for Novell, Inc., focusing on privacy issues, software piracy, and antitrust litigation. Her background also includes work as a contract attorney and as a high school English teacher.

Sharlene Anderson's campaign for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 29, in the Republican primary is her first entry into politics.

Sharlene Anderson's campaign for North Carolina District Court Judge in District 29, is her first entry into politics.

As an associate county attorney, represented the Department of Social Services and handled child welfare cases in district court.

Supports drawing on extensive child welfare and district court legal experience.

Is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist.

- Supports drawing on extensive child welfare and district court legal experience.
- Is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist.

Legal Experience

Supports active case and docket management to ensure timely court proceedings and Supports coordinated case oversight involving multiple agencies.

Supports collaboration with community agencies to protect children and vulnerable adults.

- Supports active case and docket management to ensure timely court proceedings and Supports coordinated case oversight involving multiple agencies.
- Supports collaboration with community agencies to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Judicial Administration

Supports applying the law as written and following constitutional principles.

Believes in a "higher standard for our judges," advocating for a judiciary based on respect and responsibility, free from "unseemly politics and questionable ethics."

Supports "keeping politics and improper conduct out of judicial decision-making."

- Supports applying the law as written and following constitutional principles.
- Supports "keeping politics and improper conduct out of judicial decision-making."

Judicial Philosophy

As of January 2, 2026, Sharlene Anderson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ethics & Conduct

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Sharlene Anderson

Sharlene Anderson is from Moore County, North Carolina. She attended Brigham Young University, St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, the University of Innsbruck in Austria, and the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University. She has a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. She has a Juris Doctor from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University. She lives with her three children in Moore County, North Carolina. She serves as the President of the Young Women’s organization for her church.

Sharlene is an Associate County Attorney with the Moore County Attorney’s Office. She previously operated her own solo law practice and worked as a Government Relations Attorney for Novell, Inc., focusing on privacy issues, software piracy, and antitrust litigation. Her background also includes work as a contract attorney and as a high school English teacher.

Sharlene's campaign for North Carolina District Court Judge in District 29, is her first entry into politics.

- Supports active case and docket management to ensure timely court proceedings and Supports coordinated case oversight involving multiple agencies.

Supports maintaining professionalism and high standards for judges.

- Supports applying the law as written and following constitutional principles.
- Supports maintaining professionalism and high standards for judges.

Supports keeping politics and improper conduct out of judicial decision-making.

- Supports keeping politics and improper conduct out of judicial decision-making.

- Supports collaboration with community agencies to protect children and vulnerable adults.

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- District Court judges hear civil, criminal, and juvenile cases. Civil cases dealing with divorce, child custody, and child support are heard in District Court. 
- Under the District Court, the magistrate can try small claims cases ($10,000 or less), landlord eviction cases, and suits for recovery of personal property. A magistrate is an independent judicial officer, recognized by the North Carolina Constitution as an officer of the district court. 
- District Court Judges are elected for a four-year term. Elections are partisan. 