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Susie Sharp | |
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 Sharp in 1967 | |
| Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 1975 – July 31, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | William Bobbitt |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Branch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1907 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 1996 (aged 88) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Greensboro (BA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (LLB) |
Susie Marshall Sharp (July 7, 1907 – March 1, 1996) was an American jurist who served as the first female chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.[1] She was not the first woman to head the highest court in a U.S. state, but is believed to be the first woman elected to such a post in a state, like North Carolina, in which the position is elected by the people separately from that of Associate Justice. In 1965, Lorna E. Lockwood became the first female chief justice of a state supreme court, but in Arizona, the Supreme Court justices elect their chief justice.