Admitted: 1975, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D.
Member: Dare County (President, 1983-1984), North Carolina (Council Member, Criminal Justice Section, 1982-1985; Bench, Bar Law School Liaison Committee, 1992-1995; Administration of Justice Task Force, 1999-2001) and American Bar Associations (Member, House of Delegates, 2008); First Judicial District Bar; North Carolina State Bar (Councilor, 1996-2004, Vice President, 2004-2005, President-Elect 2005-2006, President 2006-2007); North Carolina Disciplinary Hearing Commission.
Biography: Assistant District Attorney, 10th Judicial District, 1978-1980. Resident Superior Court Judge, First Judicial District, 1991-1992. Certified Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Certified Arbitrator, Administrative Office of the Courts. Member, Chief Justice's Committee on Political Conduct by Judges and Judicial Candidates, 2004, Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism, 2006-2007.
Born: Lexington, North Carolina, January 23, 1949