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Cheri Beasley

Won the Primary, 2022 North Carolina U.S. Senate, Primary Election

North Carolina Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (2019 - Present)

Quick Facts
  • Full Name:
    Cheri Lynn Beasley
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Birth Place:
    Nashville, TN
  • Religion:
    Baptist
  • Family:
    Husband: Curtis; 2 Children: Matthew, Thomas
Personal Details

Education

  • LLM, Judicial Studies, Duke University School of Law, 2018
  • JD, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1991
  • Attended, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, 1990
  • BA, Political Science/Economics, Rutgers University/Douglass College, 1988

Professional Experience

  • LLM, Judicial Studies, Duke University School of Law, 2018
  • JD, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1991
  • Attended, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, 1990
  • BA, Political Science/Economics, Rutgers University/Douglass College, 1988
  • Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2019-present
  • Lecturer, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 2009-present
  • Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2009-present
  • Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper, Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, Feburary 12th, 2019
  • Associate Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2012-2019
  • Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2009-2012
  • District Court Judge, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1999-2008
  • Faculty, Advanced Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2005-2007
  • Assistant Public Defender, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1994-1999
  • Instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1995

Political Experience

  • LLM, Judicial Studies, Duke University School of Law, 2018
  • JD, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1991
  • Attended, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, 1990
  • BA, Political Science/Economics, Rutgers University/Douglass College, 1988
  • Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2019-present
  • Lecturer, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 2009-present
  • Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2009-present
  • Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper, Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, Feburary 12th, 2019
  • Associate Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2012-2019
  • Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2009-2012
  • District Court Judge, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1999-2008
  • Faculty, Advanced Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2005-2007
  • Assistant Public Defender, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1994-1999
  • Instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1995
  • Candidate, Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2020

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • LLM, Judicial Studies, Duke University School of Law, 2018
  • JD, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1991
  • Attended, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, 1990
  • BA, Political Science/Economics, Rutgers University/Douglass College, 1988
  • Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2019-present
  • Lecturer, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 2009-present
  • Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, 2009-present
  • Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper, Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, Feburary 12th, 2019
  • Associate Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2012-2019
  • Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2009-2012
  • District Court Judge, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1999-2008
  • Faculty, Advanced Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2005-2007
  • Assistant Public Defender, North Carolina Twelfth Judicial District, 1994-1999
  • Instructor, Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1995
  • Candidate, Chief Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2020
  • Member, Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense, American Bar Association, 2016-present
  • Vice Chair, North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission, 2014-present
  • Member, Appellate Rules Committee, National Bar Association, 2013-present
  • Member, Appellate Rules Section, National Bar Association, 2013-present
  • Member, Junior League of Raleigh, 2013-present
  • Member, Women in the Profession, National Bar Association, 2012-present
  • Member, Endowment Committee, North Carolina Bar Association Foundation, 2011-present
  • Member, Appellate Judges Conference, American Bar Association, 2009-present
  • Member, Tenth Judicial District Bar, North Carolina, 2009-present
  • Member, Wake County Bar Association, North Carolina, 2009-present
  • Member, Women's Forum of North Carolina, 2007-present
  • Member, 555th Parachute Infantry Association, Fayetteville/Fort Bragg Chapter, 2001-present
  • Member, First Baptist Church, 1999-present
  • Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1997-present
  • Member, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 1995-present
  • Member, Cumberland County Bar Association, 1994-present
  • Founder/First President/Member, Fayetteville Bench & Bar, North Carolina, 1994-present
  • Member, National Bar Association, 1994-present
  • Member, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, 1994-present
  • Member, American Bar Association, 1993-present
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association, 1993-present
  • Member, Board of Trustees, First Baptist Church, present
  • Vice President, Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 2015-2016
  • Member, Junior League of Fayetteville, 1998-2013
  • Member, Board of Directors, Women's Forum of North Carolina, 2010-2012
  • Henry Toll Fellow, Council on State Governments, 2012
  • Member, Standing Committee on Diversity in the Judiciary, American Bar Association, 2011-2012
  • Member, Litigation Council, National Bar Association, 2009-2011
  • Member, Community Advisory Council, Fayetteville State University, 2006-2010
  • Member, NETWORTH, 2007-2010
  • Chair, Administrative Committee, Cape Fear Regional Theater, 2005-2009
  • Member, Board of Directors, Cape Fear Regional Theater, 2004-2009
  • Member, Professional Standards Committee, Cumberland County Bar Association, 2006-2009
  • Member, North Carolina Association of District Court Judges, 1999-2008
  • Member, Women's Center of Fayetteville, 2005-2008
  • Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), Advanced Trial Advocacy, 2006-2007
  • Presenter, New Judges' School for District Court Judges, "Judicial Philosophy", 2006-2007
  • Tutor, First Baptist Church, North Carolina, 1999-2004
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Fayetteville Museum of Art, 1998-2001
  • Member, Young Lawyers of Cumberland County, 1994-2000
  • Chair, Bar Relations Committee, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, 1998-1999
  • Member, Board of Governors, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, 1996-1999
  • Member, Cumberland County Association of Defense Attorneys, 1994-1999
  • Member, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996-1999
  • Teen Court Judge, Cumberland County Dispute Resolution, 1996-1998
  • Member, City of Fayetteville Zoning Commission, North Carolina, 1996-1997
  • Assistant Girl Scouts Leader, First Baptist Church, North Carolina, 1997
  • Member, Capital City Lawyers Association, 1994-1996
  • Volunteer Attorney, Tenth Prosecutorial District, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, 1993

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Legal Legends of Color Honoree (North Carolina Bar Association, 2016)
  • Douglass Society Inductee (Douglass College - Rutgers University, 2015)
  • Wiley A. Branton Symposium Honoree (National Bar Association, 2015)
  • Gwyneth B. Davis Award (North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, 2014)
  • Chancellor's Medallion (Fayetteville State University, 2014)
  • Women of Justice Public Official Award (North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2013)
  • Inductee (Rutgers University African-American Alumni Alliance Hall of Fame, 2013)
  • Outstanding Achievement Award for Justice (Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials and Advocates, 2013)
  • Commissioned Kentucky Colonel (Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2012)
  • Presidential Award of Distinction for Public Service (General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Inc., 2011)
  • Cobra Award of Excellence (Whites Creek High School Class of 1984, 25th Anniversary Reunion, 2009)
  • Woman of Achievement (General Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina, 2009)

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