RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director and until this week a state House member, has died at age 85, his family announced on Wednesday.

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Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director and until this week a state House member, has died at age 85, his family ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director ...

A former member of the North Carolina legislature died this week, just days after resigning from his position. Rep. Joe John died Tuesday, Jan. 22 after a battle with cancer, his family said. He ...

Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director and state House member, has died at age 85. John’s family made the announcement Wednesday. The Wake County Democrat ...

North Carolina state Rep. Joe John, a longtime Raleigh lawmaker and former judge, died on Wednesday. John had only just resigned his District 40 House seat in the General Assembly days earlier, as he ...

John, who was 85, served on the state Superior Court and Court of Appeals, ran the state Department of Motor Vehicles and state crime lab before winning his first term in the state House in 2016.

Lab Director Joe John Dies Just After State House Resignation RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director and until this week a state ...