Born: 1 Aug. 1932, Ellerbe, NC
Living
Education: NC A&T State University,
UNC Law School
Admitted: 1959
NC House: 1968-1980
NC Senate: 1981-1982
App’t Supreme Court: 1983
Elected to Supreme Court: 1984, 1992
App’t Chief Justice: 7 Sep 1999
Defeated in election: 2 Jan 2000
Preceded by:
Associate Justice: J. Phil Carlton
Chief Justice: Burley Mitchell
Succeeded by:
Associate Justice: Franklin Freeman
Chief Justice: I. Beverly Lake, Jr
