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Robert Holt Edmunds Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Biography

Professional Background

2001 - Present — Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina (Popularly elected statewide)
Frequent instructor at Continuing Legal Education programs for attorneys on appellate rules, appellate practice, appellate advocacy, ethics, and related topics
Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University, Raleigh, N.C.
2013 Adjunct Professor, Appellate Brief Writing
2012 Adjunct Professor, Appellate Brief Writing
2009 Adjunct Professor, Appellate Advocacy
1999 - 2000 — Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals (Popularly elected statewide)

1993 - 1998 — Partner, Stern & Klepfer, L.L.P., Greensboro, N.C.
General private practice
Awarded highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
1986-1993 — United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina (Appointed by President Ronald W. Reagan and retained by President George H.W. Bush)
Management and supervision of office responsible for representing United States in Federal Court
Handled variety of criminal and civil cases, including overseeing investigations, presenting matters for the United States Grand Jury, trials, preparing and arguing appeals -- personally tried numerous major cases, including international heroin smuggling and public corruption
Chair, Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittee on Guideline Sentencing
Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittee on Controlled Substances
Instructor at Attorney General's Advocacy Institute
1982 - 1986 — Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
Responsible for coordinating investigation, preparation, and trial of criminal violations, including:
- Drug trafficking
- Food stamp fraud
- Credit card fraud
- Gray-market smuggling of automobiles
- Bank fraud
- Bank robbery
- Firearm violations
- Social security crimes
- Tobacco fraud

Professional Experience
Justice
Supreme Court of North Carolina
- Current
Judge
North Carolina Court of Appeals
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Partner
Stern & Klepfer, L.L.P., Greensboro, N.C.
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United States Attorney
Middle District of North Carolina
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Assistant United States Attorney
Middle District of North Carolina
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Assistant District Attorney
Eighteenth Prosecutorial District, Guilford County, North Carolina
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U.S. Navy
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Education
University of Virginia School of Law
LL.M. (2004)
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University of North Carolina School of Law
J.D. (1975)
Activities: Associate Justice, Holderness Moot Court Bench, Order of the Barristers
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Vassar College
B.A. (1971) | English
Honors: General Honors Graduate
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Awards
James E. Cross Leadership Award
North Carolina State Bar
United States Department of Justice; North Carolina Department of Justice; United States Department of Treasury; Internal Revenue Service; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Unite
Awards and recognitions
"Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Drug Law Enforcement"
Drug Enforcement Administration
Prosecutor of the Year
Carolinas Chapter of the International Association of Credit Card Investigators
Professional Associations
North Carolina State Bar
Member
Current
Activities: Chair, Appellate Practice Specialization Committee (2010-present)
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Virginia State Bar
Member
Current
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North Carolina Bar Association
Member
Current
Activities: Vice President 2002-03, Appellate Rules Committee (1993-present)
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American Bar Association
Member
Current
Activities: Ethics and Professional Responsibility Judges' Advisory Committee, Chair (2006-09), Executive Committee, Appellate Judges Conference, Judges' Journal Editorial Board (2012-present), Co-Editor (2013-present)
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Appellate Judges Education Institute
Member
Current
Activities: 2015 Program Chair
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Greensboro Bar Association, Wake County Bar Association
Member
Current
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Bar Cares
Board of Directors
- Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
"The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Appellate Judges Conference"
The Judges' Journal
"Waymaker: An interview with Justice Randy Holland"
The Judges' Journal
"What Happens After Trial, Anyway?"
North Carolina Patrolman's Journal
"Are You Ready?"
The Judges' Journal
"Waymaker: An interview with David F. Levi"
The Judges' Journal
"Waymaker: An interview with Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson"
The Judges' Journal
"Board Certification: A Judge's Perspective"
The Judges' Journal
Websites & Blogs
Website
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Website
Court biogaphy
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