Sarah Parker

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Sarah Parker (b. 1942) is the Chief Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, a position she has held since February 1, 2006. She was first elected in 1992 in a non-partisan election, and then again in 1996 and 2004. Her current term expires in 2014. Democratic Governor Mike Easley appointed Justice Parker to the court in 2006.

Contents 1 Legal education 2 Legal experience 3 External links 4 References

Legal education

Justice Sarah Parker graduated from Garinger High School, Charlotte, 1960, attended Meredith College, 1960-1962 and graduated with a B.A. from UNC-Chapel Hill, 1964. Parker earned her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law, 1969 and attended the Institute of Judicial Administration Appellate Judges Seminar, 1987.^[1]

Legal experience

Justice Sarah Parker began working after college in the U.S. Peace Corps in Ankara Turkey from 1964-1966. After law school, she was an attorney in private practice from 1969-1984. On December 28, 1984, Parker was appointed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals, where she was elected on November 4, 1986 and re-elected on November 6, 1990. She became an Associate Justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 1993, where she was re-elected on November 5, 1996 and November 2, 2004. On February 1, 2006, Justice Parker was made Chief Justice of the court, where she continues to be to the present.^[2]

External links

• Biography of Sarah Parker
• Wikipedia: Sarah Parker

References

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