Evidently all that back and forth on Melanie Sill's blog had an effect...
Is Donald Ronald's brother? I read that Linda is married to Donald.
DONALD W STEPHENS SENIOR RES SUP CT JUDGE
LINDA H STEPHENS JUDGE COURT OF APPEALS
RONALD L STEPHENS SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
W T STEPHENSON, III JUDGE DISTRICT COURT
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:b0l2mv3gLVUJ:www.nccourts.org/Courts/Appellate/Appeal/Biographies/Biography.asp%3FName%3DStephens+%22donald+w+stephens%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5
Judge
Linda Stephens
Personal Information
Married to Judge Donald W. Stephens on August 15, 1980.
Professional Background
* Appointed Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals by Governor Michael Easley, 2006-present
Leopard change spots not.
I'd like to think so but I doubt it given their past history.