Cheri Beasley | |
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 Beasley in 2023 | |
| 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 February 14, 1966 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Curtis Owens |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Rutgers University–New Brunswick (BA) University of Tennessee (JD) Duke University (LLM) |
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| 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 as well as an associate justice from 2012 to 2019. She was defeated by Paul Martin Newby in 2020. 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.