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Thanks to everyone for all of your support for Rick Winiker in the Bar Election for District Court Judge Nomination! Congratulations to Judge Eady Williams!

Rick, 43, is a Charlotte native and a 1985 graduate of East Mecklenburg High School.  After college, he served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  He has tried dozens of cases in state and federal courts.  He has argued several cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

In 2007, he opened his own successful full service practice, The Winiker Law Firm, located in the Mayes House on Morehead Street (www.winikerlaw.com). 

Mr. Winiker’s current practice and his past work as an assistant district attorney allow him to bring significant district court experience to the role of district court judge.