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Cheri Beasley
 
Early Years

Born in Nashville, Tennessee on February 14, 1966 to William Thomas Beasley and Dr. Lou Beasley.

Personal Information

Married to Curtis Owens and they have twin boys, Matthew and Thomas. Members of First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Educational Background

• Rutgers University/Douglass College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics with concentrations in Accounting and Finance, 1988;
• University of Oxford, Oxford, England, Summer 1990, earned six credits at the Summer Program in Law at Oxford sponsored by Florida State University School of Law;
• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, Juris Doctor, 1991;
• Moot Court Board, 1990-91;
• Frederick Douglas Moot Court Team, 1990-91.

Professional Background

• Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2009 - present;
• District Court Judge, Twelfth Judicial District, 1999 - 2008;
• Assistant Public Defender, Twelfth Judicial District, 1994 – 1999;
• Instructor (Part-time), Fayetteville Technical Community College, 1995, Fayetteville, North Carolina;
• Volunteer Attorney, Tenth Prosecutorial District, 1993, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

Professional Organizations

• American Bar Association, 1993 - present;
• National Bar Association, 1994 - present;
• Presenter, New Judges’ School for District Court Judges, “Judicial Philosophy” 2005 - 2008;
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy, (NITA), Faculty, Advanced Trial Advocacy, 2006 - 2007;
• North Carolina Association of District Court Judges, 1999 – 2008;
• N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996- 1999;
• N.C. Association of Women Attorneys, 1995 - present;
• N.C. Association of Black Lawyers, 1994 - present, Board of Governors, 1996 – 1999, Bar Relations Committee Chairperson, 1998 - 1999;
• Cumberland County Bar Association, 1994 - present, Professional Standards Committee, 2006 - present;
• Young Lawyers of Cumberland County, 1994 - 2000;
• Capital City Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1996;
• Cumberland County Association of Defense Attorneys, 1994 -1999;
• Fayetteville Bench & Bar, Founder and First President, 1994, Member, 1994 - present;
• Cumberland County Dispute Resolution, Teen Court Judge, 1996 - 1998.

Community Activities

• The Women’s Forum of North Carolina, 2007 – present;
• NETWORTH, 2007 –present;
• Fayetteville State University Community Advisory Council, 2006 - 2008;
• Cape Fear Regional Theater, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2008, Chair of Administrative Committee, 2005 - present;
• Women’s Center of Fayetteville, 2005 - 2008;
• Junior League of Fayetteville (former director), 1998 - present;
• City of Fayetteville Zoning Commission, 1996 - 1997;
• NAACP Subscribing Life Member, 1997 - present;
• Fayetteville Museum of Art Board of Trustees, term 1998 - 2001;
• 555th Parachute Infantry Association, Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg Chapter, 2001 - present;
• Assistant Girl Scout Leader, First Baptist Church, 1997;
• Tutorial Program, First Baptist Church, 1999 – present.

 
  
 
   
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