Donna S. Stroud Judge Judge Donna S. Stroud biography, judge, Donna S. Stroud /Courts/Appellate/Appeal/Biographies/Biography.asp?Name=Stroud /Courts/Appellate/Appeal/Biographies/images/Bios/stroud.jpg

Office: PO Box 888, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Phone: (919) 831-3680

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Born in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, June 28, 1964.Married to J. Wilson Stroud, 1986. Two sons, Aaron, age 15, and Isaac, age 11. Member of Zebulon Baptist Church, Zebulon, North Carolina.
  • Campbell University School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1985-1988
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) magna cum laude, 1988
  • Ranked first in class for each year of law school and upon graduation (Law School Honors and Activities: Campbell University Law Review, Candidate member and Notes and Comments Editor; Branch Banking and Trust Estate Planning Award; Campbell Law Observer case summary writer; Research Assistant for Dean F. Leary Davis and Professor Thomas Anderson)
  • Campbell University– Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1982-1985 B.A, Government, summa cum laude, 1985
  • Kinston High School, Kinston, North Carolina, 1982
  • Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 2, 2007-present (Elected in 2006)
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Campbell University School of Law, 2008 to present
  • Judge, Wake County District Court (10th Judicial District), Raleigh, North Carolina, 2004-2006 (Elected in 2004)
  • Private practice of Law, 1988 - 2004
  • Gay, Stroud & Jackson, L.L.P., Zebulon, North Carolina, 1995-2004
  • Kirk, Gay, Kirk, Gwynn & Howell, Wendell, North Carolina, 1988-1995
  • Certified Superior Court Mediator, 1997 - 2004
  • 10th Judicial District Court Arbitrator, 1996-2004
  • American Bar Association, Judicial Division
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • Wake County Bar Association
  • 10th Judicial District Bar Association
  • North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
  • North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (1988-2004)
  • Admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1988
  • Admitted to United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1991
  • Certified Superior Court Mediator, 1997
  • Sir Walter Cabinet
  • Wendell Chamber of Commerce, President, 1994
  • Wendell Chamber of Commerce, Director, 1990-1993
  • Zebulon Junior Woman’s Club, 1995-2001
  • President, Zebulon Junior Woman’s Club, 2000-2001
  • Zebulon Woman’s Club, 2002-2004
  • Zebulon Baptist Church- Sunday School teacher, administrative deacon, trustee, Sanctuary Choir, handbell choir
  • Zebulon Parks and Recreation Youth Sports Sponsor*