/Courts/Appellate/Appeal/Biographies/images/Bios/stephens.jpg Born in Woodruff, South Carolina, November 13, 1950. Married to Judge Donald W. Stephens on August 15, 1980. Woodruff High School, Woodruff, South Carolina, 1969, valedictorian; University of South Carolina, BA, Magna Cum Laude, 1973; University of North Carolina School of Law, JD, 1979. Appointed Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals by Governor Michael Easley, 2006-present Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, LLP, 1984-2006 (Associate 1984-1988, Partner 1989-2006) Deputy Commissioner, North Carolina Industrial Commission, 1980-1984 Law Clerk, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1979-1980 North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, 1993-2006 (Director 1993-1996; Secretary 1997-1999; Executive Vice President 1999-2000; President-Elect 2000-2001; President 2001-2002) Chair, North Carolina Defense Fund, 2002-2005 Chair, North Carolina State Bar Workers’ Compensation Specialization Committee, 2003-2005 North Carolina State Liaison, Defense Research Institute, Workers’ Compensation Section 1998-2005 Wake County Bar Association North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys North Carolina Bar Association United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit United States District Court Eastern District of North Carolina United States District Court Western District of North Carolina Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Workers’ Compensation Section, 1995-2006 North Carlina “Super” Lawyer Recognition 2006 (Top 50 Female Lawyers) 2002 Recipient of Defense Research Institute’s Fred H. Sievert Outstanding Defense Bar Leader Award Life Member, National Registry of Who’s Who Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, 1973 Phi Beta Kappa, Woman of the Year Award, 1972 Board of Directors, Safe Haven for Cats Former member, Board of Directors, Wake County SPCA