Patrice A. Hinnant
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North Carolina 5th Superior Court Division Judicial District 18
Years in office: 2009 - 2018
Patrice A. Hinnant was a superior court judge for the 18th Judicial District of the Fifth Division of the Superior Court, serving Guilford County in North Carolina.[1] She was appointed to the court by former Governor Bev Perdue in October 2009 and elected to the court in November 2010.[2] She retired August 31, 2018.[3]
Education
Hinnant received her undergraduate degree from Spelman College and her J.D. from North Carolina Central University.[2]
Career
Before she became a superior court judge, Hinnant served as a district court judge for the 18th Judicial District. She also worked as an attorney in private practice and as an assistant public defender for Greensboro, North Carolina.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member. American Bar Association
- NC Delegate, State Trial Judges
- Secretary, NC Conference of Superior Court Judges
- Chair, National Bar Association - Judicial Council
- Member, North Carolina Bar Association: Bench Bar Liaison; Strategic Planning and Emerging Trends Committee
- Member, Inns of Court - Guilford Inn
- Member, North Carolina State Bar
- Member, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyer: Board of Governors
- Member, Guilford County Association of Black Lawyers
- Member, Greensboro Bar Association[2]
2010 election
Hinnant was re-elected after running unopposed.[4]
- See also: North Carolina judicial elections, 2010
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State Judicial Directory 18th District
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The North Carolina Court System, "Guilford County, Judge Patrice A. Hinnant, Biography"
- ↑ North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, "Gov. Cooper Appoints Three New Judges," October 22, 2018
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2010 Candidate Filing List
