Charles Becton
Encyclopedia
Charles L. Becton is an attorney, former judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
, and as of 2008, president of the North Carolina
Bar Association
. Becton is the first A African-American to hold the post).
A native of Morehead City, North Carolina
, Becton spent his formative years in Ayden
. Becton was educated at Howard University
(B.A., 1966), Duke University School of Law
(Juris Doctor
, 1969), and the University of Virginia School of Law
(LL.M., 1986).
Gov. Jim Hunt
appointed Becton to the N.C. Court of Appeals in January 1981 to replace Richard Erwin
. He was then elected to complete the remaining two years of the unexpired term in 1982, and elected in 1984 to a full eight-year term. He resigned in 1990 to go into private personal injury
practice. Becton has also taught at the University of North Carolina School of Law
and at the Duke University School of Law
.
North Carolina Court of Appeals
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is the only intermediate appellate court in the state of North Carolina. It is composed of fifteen members who sit in rotating groups of three...
, and as of 2008, president of the North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
Bar Association
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
. Becton is the first A African-American to hold the post).
A native of Morehead City, North Carolina
Morehead City, North Carolina
Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007...
, Becton spent his formative years in Ayden
Ayden, North Carolina
Ayden is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,622 at the 2000 census and the 2007 estimated population was 5,005...
. Becton was educated at Howard University
Howard University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
(B.A., 1966), Duke University School of Law
Duke University School of Law
The Duke University School of Law is the law school and a constituent academic unit of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States. One of Duke's 10 schools and colleges, the School of Law began as the Trinity College School of Law in 1868. In 1924, following the renaming of Trinity...
(Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
, 1969), and the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...
(LL.M., 1986).
Gov. Jim Hunt
Jim Hunt
James Baxter Hunt Jr. is an American politician who was the 69th and 71st Governor of the state of North Carolina . He is the longest-serving governor in the state's history.-Early life:...
appointed Becton to the N.C. Court of Appeals in January 1981 to replace Richard Erwin
Richard Erwin
Richard Cannon Erwin was an American jurist and politician who was the first African American to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina.After serving in the United States Army, Erwin graduated from Johnson C...
. He was then elected to complete the remaining two years of the unexpired term in 1982, and elected in 1984 to a full eight-year term. He resigned in 1990 to go into private personal injury
Personal injury
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but also arises in defamation...
practice. Becton has also taught at the University of North Carolina School of Law
University of North Carolina School of Law
The University of North Carolina School of Law is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845, Carolina Law is among the oldest law schools in the nation and is the oldest law school in North Carolina. It is consistently ranked in the top-tier...
and at the Duke University School of Law
Duke University School of Law
The Duke University School of Law is the law school and a constituent academic unit of Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States. One of Duke's 10 schools and colleges, the School of Law began as the Trinity College School of Law in 1868. In 1924, following the renaming of Trinity...
.