Lisa Johnson Scales

Current office and 2026 campaign

Lisa A. Scales currently serves as the Clerk of Superior Court for Cumberland County, North Carolina ⁵. She initially assumed the role through an appointment by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons ¹³. As the incumbent, she self-describes as having dedicated more than 30 years of service to the county's citizens ³⁴.

Scales is a candidate for re-election in the 2026 race for Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court ¹. She runs under the banner of the North Carolina Democratic Party ⁵. Her campaign website, electlisascales.com, promotes her tenure and invites voters to support her candidacy ³.

Background and education

Lisa A. Scales is an accomplished individual who has dedicated more than 30 years of committed service to the citizens of Cumberland County ³. She states that she began her career in 1985 as a representative of Business Records before joining the staff of the Register of Deeds in 1986 ⁴.

Scales received NCARD Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 and was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 ⁴. She later served as Planner of the NCARD 2006 Annual Conference in Fayetteville ⁴.

Career

Lisa A. Scales began her professional career in 1985 as a representative for Business Records ⁴. She subsequently joined the staff of the Cumberland County Register of Deeds in 1986 ⁴. During her tenure with the Register of Deeds, she received the North Carolina Association of Registered Deeds (NCARD) Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 and was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 ⁴. She also served as the planner for the NCARD 2006 Annual Conference in Fayetteville ⁴.

Scales has been described as having dedicated more than 30 years of service to the citizens of Cumberland County ³. In addition to her administrative roles, she is a member of the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission ².

Office history

Lisa Scales began her career in 1985 as a representative of Business Records ⁴. She joined the staff of the Register of Deeds in 1986 and received NCARD Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 ⁴. She was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 ⁴.

Scales was appointed Clerk of Superior Court for Cumberland County by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons ³. She currently holds this office, which she describes as managing nearly 100 dedicated individuals who serve the citizens of Cumberland County each day ³. Scales states that she has dedicated more than 30 years of committed service to the citizens of Cumberland County ³.

Scales ran for election to the office of Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court in 2022 ¹.

Business interests and wealth source

Lisa A. Scales self-describes as an accomplished individual who has dedicated more than 30 years of committed service to the citizens of Cumberland County ³. Her career in public service began in 1985 as a representative of Business Records, after which she joined the staff of the Register of Deeds in 1986 ⁴. She received her NCARD Deputy Register of Deeds Certification in 1990 and was promoted to Assistant Register of Deeds in 1998 ⁴.

Scales states that she manages nearly 100 dedicated individuals who serve the citizens of Cumberland County each day as Clerk of Superior Court ³. She was appointed to the office by Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons and is seeking election to the position she currently holds ³⁵. The North Carolina Judicial Branch identifies her as the currently elected Cumberland County Clerk of Superior Court ⁵.

Specific details regarding her personal business interests, family wealth source, ownership stakes in private enterprises, or significant financial-disclosure facts are not provided in the available sources.

Family

The provided sources do not contain information regarding Lisa Scales' spouse, children, or other family members in politics. Therefore, this section cannot be filled with publicly notable family details based on the available evidence.

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