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Evans Plans Bid For District Court By Herb White Poet Staff Writer Yvonne Evans has been a law yer for 11 years and has seen a lot of things, but now she's ready for a new challenge-being a District Court Judge. Evans, 36. plana to run In the May Democratic primary for the seat currentty held by Shirley Fulton, who plans to run for a newly-created Superior Court seat in Mecklenburg County. Since graduating from Duke University Law School and passing the state bar exam, / Evans has been an attorney at the firm of Ferguson, Stein, Watt. Wallace and Adkins. Her general experience as a counse lor Included handling education suits, misdemeanor crime and estates. '■ Evans said 11 years of work before the bench as a lawyer has given her the Incentive to try for a career behind it "I feel Uke I've had experience - In District Court In Mecklenburg ' County and around the state that has prepared me." she said. Mecklenburg's ten district court Judges hear a variety of cases. Evans stated, ranging from Juvenile matters and mis demeanor trials to civil suits that involve less than $10,000. The district court serves the largest percentage of the public tht comes into contact with the Judicial system. I feel that my 11 years expereince of practice in the varied areas covered by the district court will have a benefi cial Impact on the administra tion of justice in Mecklenburg County." Evans is probably best known as the attorney for the Westslde Coalition Against the Garbage Dump, a Charlotte-based or ganisation founded last year to keep the county from locating a recycling center in a black neighborhood. Evans sought and received an injunction that prevents the county from building the facility until federal judge James McMillan hears the case. Evans said she doesn’t belelve the case will affect her election bid. re National Directory Lists Minority Organizations Short Hills. 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Inquiries concerning the pur chase of "Minority Organiza tions: A National Director1' may be sent, to Survival Associates, Post Office Box 403, Short mils, h NJ 07078. ——7---v---t-— gaituesi of the outcome. “Hopefully the case will be settled before the election." she said. Evans added that she will continue her duties with the co alition unless she Is ejected to the bench, where she would then turn the case over to an other attorney. Evans has been an active par ticipant In legal circles,- most promlnantly as the firsfbiack elected to a full three-yea? term on the N.C. Bar Association Board of Governors. She Is also a member of the N,C, Associa tion of Black Lawyers*^^. As sociation of Wocpen Attorneys and the Academy of, Trial Law y*ra- m , Locally, Evans has served on several boards, including the Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center. Planned Parenthood of Evana i Charlotte and the YWCA Evans received her undergrad uate degree from Wellesley (Mass.) College In 1973. 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