Early Years
Born in Charlotte on August 23, 1942, to Augustus and Zola Elizabeth Smith Parker (deceased).
Personal Information
Member, Christ Episcopal Church, Charlotte.
Educational Background
Garinger High School, Charlotte, 1960; Meredith College, 1960-1962; B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill, 1964; J.D., UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law, 1969; Institute of Judicial Administration Appellate Judges Seminar, 1987.
Professional Background
Chief Justice N.C. Supreme Court, February 1, 2006 to present; Associate Justice N.C. Supreme Court, 1993-January 31, 2006 (re-elected, November 5, 1996 and November 2, 2004); Judge N.C. Court of Appeals, 1985-1992 (appointed, December 28, 1984; elected, November 4, 1986; re-elected, November 6, 1990); Attorney in Private Practice, 1969-1984; Volunteer, U.S. Peace Corps, Ankara, Turkey, 1964-1966.
Legal and Judicial Experience Professional and Community Activities
N.C. Bar Association (Vice President, 1987-88); American Bar Association; Wake County Bar Association; Mecklenburg County Bar (Secretary-Treasurer, 1982-1984; Executive Committee, 1976-1978); N.C. Association of Women Attorneys; National Association of Women Judges; Institute of Judicial Administration; Raleigh Executives Club; Women’s Forum of North Carolina; North Carolina International Women’s Forum; Woman’s Club of Raleigh.
Professional and Community Activities (Past and Present) Professional Organizations Bar Affiliations/Admissions Boards And Commissions
Governor’s Crime Commission; North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission; State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Former Member Board of Visitors, UNC-Chapel Hill; Former Member N.C. Courts’ Commission; Former Member, Advisory Council, N.C. Correctional Center for Women; Former Director, Charlotte YWCA.
Boards And Commissions (Past and Present) Honors And Awards
Gwyneth B. Davis Public Service Award, N.C. Women Attorneys Association; Distinguished Woman of North Carolina Award, 1997; General Federation of Women’s Clubs Woman of Achievement Award, 1997; honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Queens College, 1998; Judge of the Year, N.C. Women Attorneys Association, 2002; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Distinguished Alumni Award University of North Carolina Law School, 2003; NC Association of Black County Officials Humanitarian Award, 2003; honorary Doctor of Laws Pheiffer University, 2006.
Political Activities
Past Member, Executive Committee, State Democratic Party; Mecklenburg County Democratic Women’s Club (President, 1973); Charlotte Women’s Political Caucus.
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