Early Years
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Educational Background
University of Georgia, BBA, Finance, cum laude, 1989; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, JD, 1992; Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1989; International Finance Studies, University of London, England, 1990; National Judicial College, General Jurisdiction Course, 1997; National Child Support Train the Trainers course, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 2000. Professional Background
Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2002 - present; District Court Judge, Twenty-sixth Judicial District of North Carolina, 1996 - 2001; Assistant District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 19A of North Carolina, 1992 - 1996; N.C. Certified Juvenile Court Judge; Adjunct instructor at N.C. colleges and universities. Occasional presenter for state court judges and other court professionals concerning domestic and family court issues. Professional Organizations
Judges’ Section, The American Bar Association; N.C. Tenth Judicial District Bar; The Mecklenburg County Bar Association; National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Current Professional Memberships Boards And Commissions
The Bobbitt American Inns of Court; Alumni Council, The Fund for American Studies; Hands on Charlotte; Charlotte Jaycees; *Board, Mecklenburg Sentencing Services; *Juvenile Courts Improvement Project, N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts.
*Denotes past membership
Current Boards And Commissions Professional Achievements while a practicing attorney Professional Achievements while a Superior Court Judge University Activities and Affiliations |