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Robert H. Edmunds Jr.
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
2001–2017
Preceded byFranklin Freeman
Succeeded byMichael R. Morgan
United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
December 1986 – April 1993
President
  • George H. W. Bush
  • Bill Clinton
  • Preceded byKenneth W. McAllister
    Succeeded byBenjamin H. White Jr.
    Personal details
    Born

    Robert Holt Edmunds Jr.


    (1949-04-17) April 17, 1949 (age 75)
    Danville, Virginia, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    Education
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD)
  • University of Virginia (LLM)
  • Robert Holt Edmunds Jr. (born April 17, 1949) is an American lawyer, formerly an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

    Early life and education[edit]

    Born in Danville, Virginia, Edmunds moved to Greensboro, North Carolina at the age of 8. He attended Woodberry Forest School and Williams College before graduating with honors from Vassar College with a degree in English.[1] Edmunds earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975, after which he served two years in the United States Navy.[2] He was awarded an LL.M. degree (Master of Laws in the Judicial Process) from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville in 2004.[3]

    Career[edit]

    After working as a district attorney in Guilford County, North Carolina and as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Edmunds served as the presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina from 1986 to 1993.[4] In 1993, Edmunds entered private practice, joining the firm Stern & Klepfer.[5]In1996, he ran for North Carolina Attorney General but lost to Mike Easley.[6] He was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in 1998 as a Republican.[7] In 2000, he was elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court, defeating Franklin Freeman.[8] He was elected as a Republican, though the office is now nonpartisan.[9]

    Justice Edmunds won a second term to the North Carolina Supreme Court by defeating Wake Forest University law professor Suzanne Reynolds in the 2008 elections.[10] In 2016 when running for a third term he was defeated by Michael R. Morgan.[11]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Robert Holt Edmunds Jr". nccourts.org. North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  • ^ "Robert Holt Edmunds Jr". nccourts.org. North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  • ^ "Alumni in the News, 2008 - June 2009". www.law.virginia.edu. University of Virginia School of Law. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  • ^ Edmunds, Robert (Summer 2014). "An Interview with Justice Randy Holland". The Judges' Journal. 53 (3). Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  • ^ Hibbard, David (25 October 2007). "N.C. Supreme Court Justice Edmonds visits law school". elon.edu. Elon University. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  • ^ "Attorney General Abstract of Votes Cast in the General Election held on November 5, 1996" (PDF). ncsbe.gov. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 16 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ O'Brien, John (5 November 2008). "GOP keeps majority on N.C. Supreme Court". www.legalnewsline.com. Legal Newsline. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  • ^ "Assoc Justtice NC Supreme Court" (PDF). ncsbe.gov. North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 16 April 2015.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Bob Edmunds | newsobserver.com projects". Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  • ^ Galindo, Dan. "Reynolds just shy of seat on high court in late count". Winston-Salem Journal. Kevin Kampman. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  • ^ Morgan defeats Edmunds in N.C Supreme Court race

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_H._Edmunds_Jr.&oldid=1165812950"

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