Paulina N. Havelka
Practice Areas:
Education:
J.D. Appalachian School of Law
Bar and Court Admissions:
Mecklenburg County Bar
NC State Courts
U.S. District Court of Western District of NC
Professional Involvement:
Civic and Community Involvement:
Council for Children's Rights
Women's Commission
Please describe why you would be the best candidate for the open judicial position: The submission of my name for a District Court Judge seat is the culmination of a dream, hard work and enduring ambition. I arrived in the United States in 1986 from Poland having no knowledge of the English language. In 1989 my family relocated to North Carolina and I learned a new language, embraced the Southern lifestyle and found my dream being realized when I began working at the Mecklenburg County Clerk's office as a Deputy Courtroom Clerk. Single mother of two, I graduated law school in 2005, I then opened my own practice in 2006, working with seasoned attorney Keith Stroud. I am an experienced trial lawyer in civil and criminal, District and Superior courts. This experience has enabled me to see the administration of justice from numerous perspectives and prepared me to be a fair and competent Judge.