Mike, do you have any take on the alliances in the Durham Court System? Are they all part and parcel of one mindset?
I'd love know what the water cooler talk was in the courthouse on any given day.
No. I do know that Nifong used to work for Stephens and they are good friends.
The core of people in that Durham system has been around for along time. Almost all the Judges also came out of UNC-Chapel Hill law school too.
I don't have any personal knowledge, but that inner core in Durham - it's been characterized as the Old-guard. People are recycled - not too many new faces.
Nifong worked as Stephen's chief assistant. It's no secret they have a friendship and run in the same social circles.