until his appointment to the North Carolina Superior Court in 2009 by Governor Beverly Perdue. They reside in Hertford. References External links Albemarle Bank & Trust Living people North Carolina state court judges North Carolina Democrats African-American women lawyers American women lawyers African-American lawyers African-American women in politics Women in North Carolina politics United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of North Carolina John Jay College of Criminal Justice alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 2008 United States presidential electors 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century American politicians African-American people in North Carolina politics 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American politicians