Campbell Law unveils exhibit honoring first N.C. African American judges

Photo of rendering of first African-American Judges Display Board featuring Judges Alison Duncan and PatriciaTimmons-Goodson

RALEIGH —  Campbell Law  will cap Black History Month by unveiling a new exhibit dedicated to the history and contributions of trailblazing African American judges in North Carolina at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28.

Distinguished guests expected to be on hand for the unveiling include:

  • The Honorable Cheri Beasley, Chief Justice,  N.C. Supreme Court — The first African American woman to hold that position
  • The Honorable Joe Webster, United States Magistrate Judge, Middle District of North Carolina
  • The Honorable Patricia Timmons-Goodson, North Carolina Supreme Court (Retired) — The first African American to serve on a North Carolina District Court, the N.C. Court of Appeals and the N.C. Supreme Court
  • The Honorable Allyson K. Duncan, United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit — The first African American from North Carolina to serve on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals

“First African Americans on the North Carolina Bench” features photographs, press clips, letters and personal effects.

Please note this event is by invitation only. It is not open to the public.

Following the unveiling at 4 p.m. on the first floor of Campbell Law, Dean J. Rich Leonard and others will offer brief remarks.

Says Dean Leonard: “Law students need beacons, and it is important for the walls of our school to chronicle the stories of outstanding men and women who, against difficult odds, rose to the top of our profession.”

The exhibit follows another popular retrospective, “First Ladies of the North Carolina Judiciary,” which has been relocated near the law school library entrance. The new exhibit is part of Campbell Law’s ongoing year-long 10/40 celebration, marking both the 40th anniversary of the school’s first graduating class and the 10th anniversary of its move from Buies Creek to downtown Raleigh.  

ABOUT CAMPBELL LAW

Since its founding in 1976, Campbell Law has developed lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, and professional competence, and who view the law as a calling to serve others. Among its accolades, the school has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) as having the nation’s top Professionalism Program and by the American Academy of Trial Lawyers for having the nation’s best Trial Advocacy Program. Campbell Law boasts more than 4,200 alumni, who make their home in nearly all 50 states and beyond. Throughout 2019, Campbell Law is celebrating 40 years of graduating legal leaders and 10 years of being located in a state-of-the-art facility in the heart of North Carolina’s Capital City.

 

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