29th Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office March 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020
Appointed by
Roy Cooper
Preceded by
Mark Martin
Succeeded by
Paul Martin Newby
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office December 12, 2012 – March 1, 2019
Appointed by
Bev Perdue
Preceded by
Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Succeeded by
Mark A. Davis
Personal details
Born
Cheri Lynn Beasley
(1966-02-14) February 14, 1966 (age 58) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Curtis Owens
Children
2
Residence(s)
Cumberland County, North Carolina, U.S.
Education
Rutgers University–New Brunswick (BA) University of Tennessee (JD) Duke University (LLM)
Occupation
Attorney
jurist
politician
Website
Official website
Cheri Lynn Beasley[1] (born February 14, 1966) is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020; she was appointed an associate justice in 2012. Beasley previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge in Cumberland County, North Carolina.[2]
Beasley was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina. She lost to Republican nominee Ted Budd.[3][4]
^"Cheri Lynn Beasley - Profile | American Bar Association". Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^report, A. staff and wire. "Cheri Beasley, formerly of Fayetteville, to be chief justice of NC Supreme Court". The Fayetteville Observer. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
^Seitz-Wald, Alex (November 8, 2022). "Republican Ted Budd defeats Democrat Cheri Beasley for U.S. Senate in North Carolina". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^"Republican Ted Budd defeats Democrat Cheri Beasley for U.S. Senate in North Carolina". NBC News. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
Cheri Lynn Beasley (born February 14, 1966) is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from...
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Republican senator Richard Burr. He defeated the Democratic nominee, CheriBeasley, and subsequently took office on January 3, 2023. Budd was born in Winston-Salem...
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Justice". North Carolina Court System. Retrieved September 23, 2013. "Beasley concedes defeat in N. Carolina chief justice race". AP NEWS. April 20,...
Supreme Court (back to front, left to right): Michael R. Morgan, Patricia Timmons-Goodson, CheriBeasley, James A. Wynn Jr., Henry Frye, G. K. Butterfield....
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