▁Chief ▁District ▁Court ▁Judge ▁is ▁former ▁chief ▁assistant ▁district ▁att orney ▁Ted ▁Mc int y re ▁of ▁Spr uce ▁P ine , ▁who ▁replaced ▁long - ser ving ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁Alexander ▁B anner ▁L yer ly , ▁who ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Mc int y re ' s ▁office ▁is ▁in ▁New land . ▁Other ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁are : ▁former ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁Judge ▁Hal ▁Harrison ▁of ▁Spr uce ▁P ine , ▁Reb e cca ▁E gg ers - G ry der ▁of ▁Bo one ▁and ▁Larry ▁Le ake ▁of ▁Mad ison ▁County , ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Roy ▁Cooper ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁of ▁Warren ▁Hugh es , ▁who ▁retired ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁but ▁remains ▁available ▁as ▁an ▁emer gency ▁judge . ▁The ▁Chief ▁Mag istr ate ▁is ▁att orney ▁Bruce ▁L ace y , ▁with ▁retired ▁B anner ▁El k ▁police ▁chief ▁Bill ▁Bur les on ▁and ▁New land ▁business man ▁Tim ▁B ounds ▁all ▁serving ▁as ▁Mag istr ates . ▁Barbara ▁Jones ▁is ▁Social ▁Services ▁Director ▁and ▁the ▁Tax ▁Collect or - Ass essor ▁position ▁is ▁vac ant . ▁Building ▁inspect or ▁is ▁former ▁NBA ▁star ▁Tommy ▁Bur les on ▁and ▁the ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁E lections ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁She ila ▁O ll is . ▁The ▁county ' s ▁elected ▁So il ▁and ▁Water ▁Board ▁District ▁Super vis ors ▁are ▁Bill ▁Be ut ell ▁and ▁Ann ▁Cole man ▁( source : ▁A very