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Susie Marshall Sharp (July 7, 1907 – March 1, 1996) was an American jurist who served as the first female chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. [1] She was not the first woman to head the highest court in a U.S. state, but is believed to be the first woman elected to such a post in a state, like North Carolina, in which the position is elected by the people separately from that ...
Susie Sharp's father James Sharp, after starting a school that achieved success, but then burned down, and going broke trying to sell insurance, had moved to Reidsville, passed the bar and became a prominent local attorney, well known for his spirited defense of the accused. Susie Newsom was the daughter of Florence Sharp Newsom, the younger ...
First female (North Carolina Supreme Court): Susie Sharp (1928) in 1962 [11] [12] First female (Chief Justice; North Carolina Supreme Court): Susie Sharp (1928) in 1975 [11] [12] First female (Twenty-Second Judicial District): Kimberly S. Taylor (1977) in 1986 [14] First African American female (superior court): Shirley L. Fulton in 1989 [15]
North Carolina: Susie Sharp: 1962 North Carolina: Rhoda Billings: 1986 North Carolina: Sarah Parker: 1992 North Carolina: Patricia Timmons-Goodson: 2006 North Carolina: Robin E. Hudson: 2007 North Carolina: Barbara Jackson: 2011 North Carolina: Cheri Beasley: 2012 North Carolina: Anita Earls: 2019 North Carolina: Tamara P. Barringer: 2021 North ...
Six former African American justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court (back to front, left to right): Michael R. Morgan, Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Cheri Beasley, James A. Wynn Jr., Henry Frye, G. K. Butterfield. Susie Sharp became the court's first female justice in 1962. [5] She became its first female chief justice in 1974.
The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction in Fayetteville collects more than 1,000 real-life stories ahead of its opening.
As the fallout continues from CNN’s report on Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s alleged history of graphic and disturbing online comments, some on social media are referencing North Carolina’s ...
North Carolina 3 Richard Dietz February 1, 1977 (age 47) January 1, 2023: 2030 February 28, 2053: Republican: Wake Forest 5 Trey Allen November 20, 1974 (age 50) January 1, 2023: 2030 November 30, 2050: Republican: North Carolina 6 Allison Riggs: 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) September 11, 2023 [d] 2032 May 31, 2057: Democratic