Branch, Joseph
1 Aug. 1979 - 1 Sep. 1986
Born:Â 5 Jul 1915, Enfield, NC
Died:Â 18 Feb 1991
Buried:Â Elmwood Cemetery, Enfield, NC
Education:Â Wake Forest College,
Wake Forest Law School
Wake Forest Law School
Admitted:Â unknown
NC House:Â 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
App’t to Supreme Court: 1966
Elected to Supreme Court: 1 Aug 1979
Retired: 1 Sep 1986
Preceded by:
Associate Justice:Â Clifton Moore
Chief Justice:Â Susie Sharp
Succeeded by:
Associate Justice:Â Phil Carlton
Chief Justice:Â Rhoda Billings
Number of Opinions:
391 Majority
5 Dissenting
1 Concurring
397 Total