Top Story Editor's Pick 'I'm back!' Juanita Boger-Allen sworn-in (again) as Cabarrus County district court judge Christopher Miller Jun 2, 2024 Jun 2, 2024 Updated Jul 10, 2025 0 1 of 2 Juanita Boger-Allen was sworn-in Friday afternoon to serve again as a district court judge in Cabarrus County. James Brown Photography North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs attended Juanita Boger-Allen's swearing-in ceremony Friday afternoon. James Brown Photography Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Christopher Miller It was a jubilant homecoming of sorts for Juanita Boger-Allen on Friday afternoon inside the Cabarrus County Courthouse.kAm$FCC@F?565 3J 72>:=J[ 7C:6?5D 2?5 2? 6DE66>65 8C@FA @7 ;F5:4:2= 5:8?:E2C:6D — :?4=F5:?8 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 $FAC6>6 r@FCE pDD@4:2E6 yFDE:46 p==:D@? #:88D — q@86C\p==6? 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