Sarah Parker
Sarah Parker was the chief justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, a position she attained on February 1, 2006. She was first elected to the court in 1992, and then again in 1996, and 2004.[1] She retired from the bench on August 31, 2014, when she reached the mandatory retirement age of 72.[2][3]
Education
Parker received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1964 and her J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1969.[1]
Career
- 2006-2014: Chief justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina
- 1993-2014: Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina
- 1984-1992: Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
- 1969-1984: Attorney in private practice
- 1964-1966: U.S. Peace Corps [1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2006: Honorary Doctor of Laws, Pheiffer University
- 2003: Humanitarian Award, NC Association of Black County Officials
- 2003: Distinguished Alumni Award, University of North Carolina Law School
- 2002: Judge of the Year, N.C. Women Attorneys Association [1]
Associations
- 1987-1988: Vice-President, N.C. Bar Association
- Member, N.C. Association of Women Attorneys
- Member, Institute of Judicial Administration
- Member, Woman's Club of Raleigh [1]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Parker received a campaign finance score of -0.63, indicating a liberal ideological leaning. This was more liberal than the average score of -0.01 that justices received in North Carolina.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[4]
See also
External links
- Project Vote Smart, "Chief Justice Sarah Parker (NC)"
- North Carolina Business Litigation Report, "Rotation Of North Carolina Superior Court Judges To Be Suspended Due To State Budget Crisis," July 13, 2009
- WRAL.com, "Sarah Parker Named New Chief Justice Of State Supreme Court," January 18, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Project Vote Smart, "Chief Justice Sarah Parker (NC)," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ News Observer, "Judge Ervin will run again for Supreme Court," August 27, 2013
- ↑ WRAL.com, "NC's chief justice hears final cases," May 6, 2014
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
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
