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Cheri Beasley

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Biography

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

Professional Experience
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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Education
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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Awards
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.
Professional Associations
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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Websites & Blogs
Website
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Website
Court biography
Contact & Map
mailing address
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 2170
Raleigh, NC 27602-2170
physical address
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Clerk's Office
2 East Morgan Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Telephone: (919) 831-5700