Mark A. Davis
Mark A. Davis | |
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Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
Assumed office April 8, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Roy Cooper |
Preceded by | Cheri Beasley |
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals | |
In office January 2013 – March 11, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Beverly Perdue |
Preceded by | Cheri Beasley |
Personal details | |
Born | Jacksonville, North Carolina | October 25, 1966
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD) Duke University School of Law (LLM) |
Mark Allen Davis (born October 25, 1966)[1][2] is a North Carolina attorney and jurist, currently serving as Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Davis previously served as a Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Education and early career
Following receipt of his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Davis earned his J.D. degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law where he was a member of the North Carolina Law Review.[3] He served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Franklin Dupree in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[4] From 2006 until 2011, Davis was a special deputy attorney general. He also spent 13 years in private practice.[5]
Judicial experience
Davis was appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue to serve as a Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, taking office in January 2013. He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Judge Cheri Beasley's appointment to the North Carolina Supreme Court. Davis served as Gov. Perdue's General Counsel for the last two years of her term in office.
On March 11, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Davis to again fill a seat left vacant by Cheri Beasley. After Gov. Cooper appointed Beasley as Chief Justice, he appointed Davis to fill her seat as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.[6]
References
- ^ North Carolina birth index
- ^ Official NC Court of Appeals Biography
- ^ Press release: Gov. Perdue Today Announced Four Judicial Appointments. Accessed January 2, 2013.
- ^ Press release: Governor Perdue Appoints New Advisers. Accessed January 2, 2013.
- ^ WRAL: Outgoing NC Governor appoints 4 new judges
- ^ Gov. Cooper Names Supreme Court Associate Justice