Cheri Beasley
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Born on February 14, 1966 to William James Beasley and Dr. Lou Beasley (both deceased).
Personal Information
Married to Curtis Owens, twin sons, Matthew and Thomas. Members of First Baptist Church, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Professional Background
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina, 2012 – present
Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2009 – 2012
District Court Judge, Twelfth Judicial District, Cumberland County, 1999 – 2008
Assistant Public Defender, Twelfth Judicial District, Cumberland County, 1994 – 1999
Business Law I Instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College, 1995
Educational Background
The University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, Juris Doctor, 1991
Moot Court Board
Frederick Douglas Moot Court Team
ABA Student Division
Student Bar Association
University of Oxford, Oxford, England, Summer 1990, earned six credits at the Summer Program in Law at Oxford sponsored by Florida State University School of Law
Rutgers University/Douglass College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics with concentrations in Accounting and Finance, 1988
Professional Activities
American Bar Association, 1993 – present
Appellate Judges’ Conference, 2009 – present
Standing Committee on Diversity in the Judiciary, 2011 – 2012
National Bar Association, 1994 – present
North Carolina Bar Association, 1993 – present
Appellate Rules Committee, 2013 – present
Appellate Rules Section, 2013 – present
Women in the Profession, 2012 – present
Litigation Council, 2009 – 2011
North Carolina Bar Association Foundation
Endowment Committee, 2011 – present
Henry Toll Fellow, Council on State Governments, 2012
North Carolina Association of District Court Judges, 1999 – 2008
- Justice
- Supreme Court of North Carolina
- - Current
- Judge
- North Carolina Court of Appeals
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- District Court Judge
- Twelfth Judicial District, Cumberland County
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- Assistant Public Defender
- Twelfth Judicial District, Cumberland County
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- Business Law I Instructor
- Fayetteville Technical Community College
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- University of Tennessee College of Law
- J.D. (1991)
- Activities: Moot Court Board, Frederick Douglas Moot Court Team, ABA Student Division, Student Bar Association
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- Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway
- B.A. (1988) | Political Science and Economics
- concentrations in Accounting and Finance
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- Women of Justice Public Official Award
- North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
- Inductee
- Rutgers University African-American Alumni Alliance Hall of Fame
- Outstanding Achievement Award for Justice
- Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials and Advocates
- Henry Toll Fellow
- Council on State Governments
- Presidential Award of Distinction for Public Service
- General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc.
- National Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
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- Cumberland County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Professional Standards Committee, 2006 – 2009, Young Lawyers of Cumberland County, 1994 – 2000
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- North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Board of Governors, 1996 – 1999, Bar Relations Committee Chairperson, 1998 – 1999
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- Fayetteville Bench & Bar
- Founder
- - Current
- Activities: First President 1994
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- American Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Appellate Judges’ Conference, 2009 – present, Standing Committee on Diversity in the Judiciary, 2011 – 2012
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- North Carolina Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Appellate Rules Committee, 2013 – present, Appellate Rules Section, 2013 – present, Women in the Profession, 2012 – present, Litigation Council, 2009 – 2011
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