Karen D. McCallum
Democratic · NC · Judge, North Carolina District Court District 26, Seat 20
Karen D. McCallum is a Mecklenburg District Court judge who hears domestic cases. Before joining the bench, she served as a county assistant district attorney.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
The Court of Appeals partly vacated her equitable-distribution, alimony and civil-contempt orders in Ahdi v. Ahdi because required factual findings were missing, then remanded for further proceedings.
May 20, 2026
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The Court of Appeals vacated her custody order in Tillman v. Jenkins because it used a best-interests test to award custody to a grandmother without first finding the mother unfit or inconsistent with her parental rights.
June 20, 2023
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The Court of Appeals upheld her dismissal of a landlord's eviction case and rent-abatement ruling in Battle v. O'Neal, but reversed her denial of the tenant's unfair-trade-practices counterclaim.
November 17, 2020
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She ordered a party to pay $15,000 in Rule 11 attorney-fee sanctions in Preston v. Preston. The Court of Appeals later dismissed the appeal as interlocutory without ruling on the order's merits.
September 2, 2020
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Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
The Court of Appeals affirmed her child-support, property, alimony and attorney-fee order in Carroll-Jordan v. Jordan, remanding only for findings explaining the alimony award's duration and payment method.
July 15, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Past race Karen D. McCallum ran in:
- NC District Court Judge District 26 Seat 20 · November 3, 2026 · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina · incumbent