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 ...

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 ...

Rep. Joe John of Wake County speaks in opposition to HB 3 during debate of the bill during the first extra session of the Legislature on in July 2018.

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.

Joe John, a former North Carolina appeals court judge, state crime lab director and state House member, died at age 85, his family announced on Jan. 22, 2025. This photo was posted to his campaign ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Longtime Wake County state Rep. Joe John, who announced his resignation from the North Carolina General Assembly just a couple of days ago, has died, his family said Thursday.

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 ...