Article from North Brunswick Magazine
It was the mid-1960’s when Judge Wanda Bryant, a fourth-grader at the time, changed history. She switched schools. Bryant was part of a small group of African American students selected to be the very first to integrate into the all-white segment of the Brunswick County Public school system.
Article written by Kyle Perrotti from www.themountaineer.com
For its 50th anniversary, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has been holding special sessions across the state, including one at the courtroom in the Historic Haywood County Courthouse.
The Mountaineer, a weekly paper serving Haywood County, reported on the Court of Appeals' 50th anniversary special sessions in Waynesville and Cherokee. Please follow the link below to read the full article.
Article by Melissa Boughton. Reposted from pulse.ncpolicywatch.org.
Court of Appeals 50th Anniversary Celebrates Current, Former Judges
The people’s working court turned 50 this year and current and former judges and staff gathered Thursday to celebrate their accomplishments.
The Court of Appeals held a special court session in Cumberland County on April 26, 2017 at the Historic Cumberland County Courthouse. A three judge panel comprised of Chief Judge Linda McGee, Judge Ann Marie Calabria, and Judge John Tyson heard two cases. The special session was held in part to celebrate the Court of Appeals' 50th anniversary.
The Court of Appeals will hold court in the Historic Cumberland County Courthouse on April 26, 2017. The legal community of Cumberland County will be joining the court on this special occasion to celebrate the court's 50th anniversary. Local residents are invited to witness this unique opportunity to see the court in action and take part in this milestone.
Article courtesy of Lenoir News-Topic. Written by Kara Fohner
When Kim Clark first applied to work at the Caldwell County Clerk of Court’s Office over 25 years ago, she said she imagined that the work would involve mostly paperwork.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals was in New Bern, NC on April 5, 2017 to hold a special session of court in celebration of its 50th Anniversary. The New Bern Sun Journal covered the event and published the news article: NC Court of Appeals celebrates 50th.
The Carteret County Times News covered the Court of Appeals special session in Beaufort, NC on April 4, 2017. The article entitled Making history: State’s appellate court holds first session in Carteret was published on April 5.
The Court of Appeals held a special session in Beaufort, NC on April 4, 2017 and WNCT-TV covered it online and in their evening broadcast.
In advance of the Court of Appeals special sessions on April 4 and 5, the New Bern Sun Journal, Havelock News and Jacksonville Daily News published the following news articles on April 3, 2017:
Court of Appeals Judge Donna Stroud was profiled in the Kinston Free Press in an article entitled Women in Law: Judge Donna Stroud. In the article, Judge Stroud discusses her childhood in Lenoir County, career as a lawyer and a Wake County district court judge, and her tenure on the Court of Appeals.
Chief Judge Linda McGee was profiled in a McDowell News and Hickory Daily Record article entitled Fair and Balanced: Marion native talks importance of state Appeals Court.
Court of Appeals Judge Wanda Bryant was interviewed by Ashlea Kosikowski on the WECT-TV news program First at Four. Judge Bryant discussed the role of women on the Court of Appeals and how that role has changed over the years.
Court of Appeals Judge Ann Marie Calabria was interviewed for the In Depth segment on Time Warner Cable News. Judge Calabria discussed the role of women in the law and the celebration of the Court of Appeals 50th Anniversary.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017 and the Yadkin Ripple, a newspaper located in Yadkin County, profiled a member of the Court: Judge Valerie Zachary. In the article, Judge Zachary shares about her upbringing in Yadkin County, decision to go to Harvard Law School and role on the Court of Appeals.
On March 16, 2017, Court of Appeals Judge John Tyson joined host Mark Shiver on the news program What Matters in North Carolina. Judge Tyson shared about the Court of Appeals 50th Anniversary, his thoughts on how a judge should approach the rule of the law, and the proper understanding of majority rule while protecting the rights of the minority.
The Court of Appeals heard two cases during a special session held at Elon Law School in Greensboro. The Burlington Times-News covered the session the article "At Elon Law, appeals judges get rare audience." Click the link for the full article.