Episode 5 - Whit Davis for District Judge

This week's special guest is Mr. Whit Davis. Whit is on the ballot for Forsyth County District Judge. We had a great convo discussing multiple topics highlighted below. Whit is currently a Public Defender for Forsyth County. We hope this information and interview give you new insight to his platform and what he stands for.  

• Tell us about what you are doing now and how does that transfer into District Court Judge. 
• In your current role, have you been working with and assisting under-served communities and how do you deal with that? 
• What do you believe the root cause of the high level of juvenile offenders is? 
• What do you think that stems from? 
• What can the court system do to reduce that or offer alternatives? 
• What can the community do to help?  
• How is diversity on the bench important or do you feel it's something that is needed? 
• How do you feel about the Black Lives Matter Movement? Do you see any push back from the system?    
• Meredith and Brian explain how Black Lives Matter ties into Vote On Purpose.
• Getting young voters out to vote. How to break the stigma of your vote doesn't count.  
• Ethical dilemmas that you've faced in your current role as a public defender. 
• Do you feel like judges have an obligation to educate the public on the preceedings? 

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https://www.whitdavisforjudge.com/ 

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