North Carolina District Court Judge, District 31, Seat 4

Cheryl Andrews McDonald is a Forsyth County District Court Judge, appointed by Governor Josh Stein to the bench for Judicial District 31 following the retirement of Judge George Cleland IV, and assumed office on January 9, 2026, per the North Carolina Governor's office. She is a solo practitioner in Winston-Salem with nearly two decades of legal experience in civil and criminal law, beginning her career at Holton Law Firm, PLLC in 2010 and later working at the Forsyth County Public Defender's Office, and holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Forest University School of Law, per the same source.