In his almost 17 years on the bench, Eric has served in nearly all Wake County District Court courtrooms. He has gone through the Juvenile Certification process twice, originally for multiple rotations in abuse/neglect/dependency court, and later for Juvenile Delinquency matters. Eric currently sits almost exclusively in criminal court, hearing felony pleas on Class H and I felonies, conducting First Appearances and presiding in domestic violence court. In addition to his work in the courtroom, Eric handles half of the hundreds of expungement petitions filed each month in Wake County.

There are currently twenty judges on the Wake County District Court bench. District Court is the court of original jurisdiction for all traffic and criminal matters, including all felony and misdemeanor charges, domestic violence offenses and DWIs; all Family Law cases; all Juvenile matters; involuntary commitment hearings; domestic violence protective orders; and civil lawsuits valued at $25,000.00 or less.