Candidate, United States Senate, North Carolina, 2022

Candidate, Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2020

No caucus information on file.

Partner, McGuireWoods, Limited Liability Company, 2021-present

Lecturer, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 2009-present

Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2009-present

Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2019-2021

Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper, Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, Feburary 12th, 2019

Associate Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2012-2019

Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2009-2012

District Court Judge, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1999-2008

Faculty, Advanced Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2005-2007

Assistant Public Defender, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1994-1999

Instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1995

Member, Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense, American Bar Association, 2016-present

Vice Chair, North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission, 2014-present

Member, Appellate Rules Committee, National Bar Association, 2013-present

Member, Appellate Rules Section, National Bar Association, 2013-present

Member, Junior League of Raleigh, 2013-present

Member, Women in the Profession, National Bar Association, 2012-present

Member, Endowment Committee, North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, 2011-present

Member, Appellate Judges Conference, American Bar Association, 2009-present

Member, Tenth Judicial District Bar, North Carolina, 2009-present

Member, Wake County Bar Association, North Carolina, 2009-present

Member, Women's Forum of North Carolina, 2007-present

Member, 555th Parachute Infantry Association, Fayetteville/Fort Bragg Chapter, 2001-present

Member, First Baptist Church, 1999-present

Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1997-present

Member, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 1995-present

Member, Cumberland County Bar Association, 1994-present

Founder/First President/Member, Fayetteville Bench & Bar, North Carolina, 1994-present

Member, National Bar Association, 1994-present

Member, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, 1994-present

Member, American Bar Association, 1993-present

Member, North Carolina Bar Association, 1993-present

Member, Board of Trustees, First Baptist Church, present

Vice President, Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 2015-2016

Member, Junior League of Fayetteville, 1998-2013

Member, Board of Directors, Women's Forum of North Carolina, 2010-2012

Henry Toll Fellow, Council on State Governments, 2012

Member, Standing Committee on Diversity in the Judiciary, American Bar Association, 2011-2012

Member, Litigation Council, National Bar Association, 2009-2011

Member, Community Advisory Council, Fayetteville State University, 2006-2010

Member, NETWORTH, 2007-2010

Chair, Administrative Committee, Cape Fear Regional Theater, 2005-2009

Member, Board of Directors, Cape Fear Regional Theater, 2004-2009

Member, Professional Standards Committee, Cumberland County Bar Association, 2006-2009

Member, North Carolina Association of District Court Judges, 1999-2008

Member, Women's Center of Fayetteville, 2005-2008

Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Advanced Trial Advocacy, 2006-2007

Presenter, New Judges' School for District Court Judges, "Judicial Philosophy", 2006-2007

Tutor, First Baptist Church, North Carolina, 1999-2004

Member, Board of Trustees, Fayetteville Museum of Art, 1998-2001

Member, Young Lawyers of Cumberland County, 1994-2000

Chair, Bar Relations Committee, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, 1998-1999

Member, Board of Governors, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, 1996-1999

Member, Cumberland County Association of Defense Attorneys, 1994-1999

Member, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996-1999

Teen Court Judge, Cumberland County Dispute Resolution, 1996-1998

Member, City of Fayetteville Zoning Commission, North Carolina, 1996-1997

Assistant Girl Scouts Leader, First Baptist Church, North Carolina, 1997

Member, Capital City Lawyers Association, 1994-1996

Volunteer Attorney, Tenth Prosecutorial District, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, 1993

Awards:

Legal Legends of Color Honoree (North Carolina Bar Association, 2016)
Douglass Society Inductee (Douglass College - Rutgers University, 2015)
Wiley A. Branton Symposium Honoree (National Bar Association, 2015)
Gwyneth B. Davis Award (North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 2014)
Chancellor's Medallion (Fayetteville State University, 2014)
Women of Justice Public Official Award (North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2013)
Inductee (Rutgers University African-American Alumni Alliance Hall of Fame, 2013)
Outstanding Achievement Award for Justice (Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials and Advocates, 2013)
Commissioned Kentucky Colonel (Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2012)
Presidential Award of Distinction for Public Service (General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc., 2011)
Cobra Award of Excellence (Whites Creek High School Class of 1984, 25th Anniversary Reunion, 2009)
Woman of Achievement (General Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina, 2009)