| October 2009 |
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Senator Leroy Johnson ’57 has been selected as a 2009 inductee into the Gate City Bar Hall of Fame. This prestigious honor will be bestowed upon him at the Annual Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony, which will be held on November 13, 2009 at the Intercontinental Hotel Buckhead. The featured speaker is Donna Brazile, Weekly Contributor and Political Commentator on CNN Inside Politics and American Morning Show.
We congratulate Senator Johnson on yet another honor!
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| September 2009 |
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Gov. Bev Perdue today appointed District Court Judge Patrice Hinnant ’78 to the Superior Court District 18A for Guilford County, North Carolina. Hinnant will finish the unexpired term of Judge Henry Frye Jr., who retired July 31, 2009.
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| July 2009 |
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Judge Clifton Earl Johnson, age 67, of Charlotte North Carolina, departed this life
on June 25, 2009 at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina.
Click here: Judge Clifton Earl Johnson |
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Deborah Hargett-Robinson ’90
is the Solicitor for the York City Human Relations Commission. Hargett-Robinson has been in private practice for 15 years in Social Security Disability |
| Eleanor G. Kinnaird ’92 has been elected to a 7th term in the North Carolina Senate. |
| Gwendolyn Burrell ’93 has been named Executive Director of the Governor’s Crime Commission Division by Secretary Reuben Young. Burrell has been the Deputy Director for grants management and statistical analysis in the division for the past six years. She oversaw the management of about 500 grants statewide to state and local government agencies and non-profits, and the collection and analysis of data relating to criminal justice programs. The Governor’s Crime Commission is comprised of 45 criminal justice professionals from across the state, including its Chairman, District Attorney Scott Thomas ‘92 who was appointed by Governor Perdue in June. |
| Lydia E. Lavelle ’93 was elected Vice-Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Durham Metropolitan Planning Organization. She serves on the TAC/MPO as the liaison from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen |
| Harold Cogdell, Jr. ’96, a former member of the Charlotte City Council, was elected Vice-Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners. |
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| Melanie G. Phelps ’00 is Deputy General Counsel for the North Carolina Medical Society, Raleigh, NC. |
| Anitra Goodman Royster ’02, an Associate with Alston & Bird LLP, has joined the firm’s Litigation and Trial Practice Group in the Research Triangle office. Goodman represents clients in complex consumer and financial services litigation in state and federal courts in North Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia. |
| Nichole Feaster Greene ’03 has opened the Law Office of Nichole B. Greene, PLLC in Shelby, NC. |
| Jonathan E. James ’06 and Arneatha Gillis ’06 were married November 2008 in Raleigh, NC. |
May 5, 2009 |
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The Honorable Judge Michael "Mike" Morgan '79
No place like home
Morgan returns to hold court in his hometown.
Years later, with degrees from Duke and N.C. Central, the Wake County Superior Court judge has returned to the place where it all began. Read more... |
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03/05/2009
Barry K. Shuster ’99 has been appointed to the Entrepreneurs Subcommittee of NC LEAF (North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Project), a public service4 program of the North Carolina Bar Association Foundation. Shuster practices transactional law, ADR, and insurance defense litigation in Cary, NC and teaches law at NCCU School of Business. He is also a partner and editor of RS&G, LLC, a publisher of national small-business management journals. |
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The Honorable Rossie Alston Jr., '82
APPOINTED TO THE VIRGINIA COURT OF APPEALS
The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday elected Prince William Circuit Court Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr., to the Virginia Court of Appeals. Read more...
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02/16/2009
Judge Brenda Branch ' 01
Roanoke Rapids, N.C. — Wearing a long, black robe, Chief District Judge Brenda Branch is known for keeping order in her Halifax County courtroom. read more...
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Judge Ernest B. Fullwood '72
A dedication Ceremony of the New Law Library Faculty Research Room was held at NCCU School of Law Library on January 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm. The event was held in honor of Judge Fullwood . Read more...
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Kimberly Moore '94
On January 15th, Attorney Kimberly Moore visited the law school to speak with students about her experiences since law school and to provide advice to those interested in a career in public service. Ms. Moore graduated from NCCU Law in 1994 and after a brief stint in private practice in rural eastern North Carolina, began her public service career as an Assistant District Attorney in Pitt County. She later joined the US Attorney’s Office in Raleigh and is now on special assignment as the Legal Advisor to Kosovo. Approximately 65 students filled the Great Hall to hear her extraordinary story. |
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Moses Carey, Jr., '80
Chair Of The North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Moses Carey, Jr. has over 40 years of experience as a professor, public official, manager, and health care leader. Read more ...
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| Alumni News Archive |
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IN MEMORIUM
2009
Edwin J. Hamlin ‘86
Donald L. Pitts ’70 of Wheeling, West Virginia, March, 2009
Robert A. Lockamy, Sr. ’81 of Hope Mills, NC, September 20, 2008.
Lowell E. Spencer ‘75 February 22, 2009 in Paintsville, KY
Marshall McCallum, Jr. ’67 of Charlotte, NC, April 25, 2009.
Judge Clifton Earl Johnson, of Charlotte, NC, June 25, 2009
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