And on April 29, she said Cooper plans to appoint a new district attorney for District 29B within the next few days.
Newman himself was appointed to the seat in 2013 by then-governor Pat McCrory after his predecessor, Jeff Hunt, stepped down to become a Superior Court judge.
Newman had also served as Hendersonville mayor and unsuccessfully ran for Congress on the Republican ticket in 2010.
Supporters of the affidavit, like Kim Stepp Shepherd, who says Newman refused to convene a grand jury in the shooting death of her brother, said after they learned of Newman s removal that she believes the new appointee needs to have no affiliation with Newman s office and be from outside the district.
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