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Martha Geer
Martha A. Geer was a judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She was elected to this position in November 2002, and her last term would have expired in 2018.[1] She stepped down from the bench in May 2016 to head up the North Carolina office of national law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.[2][3]
Education
Geer graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1980 with a degree in sociology and received her law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1983.[1]
Career
Judge Geer began her legal career in 1983 as an associate with the law firm Paul, Weis, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York City. She moved to North Carolina in 1986 to join the firm Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis, James, Harkavy & Lawrence, where she later became a partner. She became a founding partner of the firm Patterson, Harkavy & Lawrence, L.L.P. in 1991. She worked in this capacity until her election to the Court of Appeals in 2002.[1]
Awards and associations
- Outstanding appellate judge, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Dybwad Humanitarian Award, American Association of Mental Retardation
- Board of Community Advisors, Hopeline, Inc.[4]
2010 election
Geer defeated Dean R. Poirer in her bid for re-election, winning 59.86% of the vote.[5]
- Main article: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The North Carolina Court System, "Judge Martha Geer," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ The Fayetteville Observer, "Former N.C. Appeals Court Judge Geer to open Raleigh office of Washington-based law firm," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Cohen Milstein, "Martha Geer," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Leagle.com, "Poirer challenges Judge Geer," May 3, 2010
- ↑ North Carolina Secretary of State, Unofficial 2010 General Election Results
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of North Carolina, Western District of North Carolina
State courts:
Supreme Court of North Carolina • North Carolina Court of Appeals • North Carolina Superior Courts • North Carolina District Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Carolina • North Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Carolina
