CJCP Members

See the members of the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism.
Chief Justice Paul Newby   Chief Justice Paul Newby (Chair)
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina
Term - Indefinite
Chief Judge Chris Dillon   Chief Judge Chris Dillon
Chief Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Matthew Houston   Judge Matthew T. Houston
Special Superior Court Judge, Wake County
Term - expires December 31, 2027
Kimberly Herrick   Judge Kimberly A. Herrick
District Court Judge, Cabarrus County
Term - expires December 31, 2027
Scott Gaylord   Professor Scott W. Gaylord
High Point University School of Law, High Point
Term - expires December 31, 2025
John DeStefano   Professor John DeStefano
Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh
Term - expires December 31, 2026
John S. Willardson   John S. Willardson
Willardson Law Firm, Wilkesboro
Term - expires December 31, 2025
Carla Cobb   Carla Cobb
Carla Cobb Mediation, Raleigh
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Allison Mullins   Allison Mullins
Turning Point Litigation, Greensboro
Term - expires December 31, 2027
Robert S. Banks   Robert S. Banks
District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 35
Term - expires December 31, 2027
Craig Schauer   Craig D. Schauer
Dowling PLLC, Raleigh
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Joseph Houchin   Joseph E. Houchin
Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Raleigh
Term - expires December 31, 2025
David Allen   David N. Allen
Allen, Chesson & Grimes PLLC, Charlotte
Term - expires December 31, 2025
John Marshall   John P. Marshall
White & Allen, P.A., Kinston
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Alex Sossaman   Alex Sossaman
Stitch Golf, Apex
Term - expires December 31, 2027
Dr. Paul Brintley   Dr. Paul A. Brintley
Brintley Allstate Insurance Agency
Term - expires December 31, 2026

Ex Officio Members

Kimberly Spahos   Kimberly Overton Spahos
Executive Director, N.C. Conference of District Attorneys, Cary
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Charles Spahos   Charles A. Spahos
Chief Financial Crimes Prosecutor, N.C. Conference of District Attorneys, Cary
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Mary Pollard   Mary Pollard
Executive Director, Office of Indigent Defense Services, Durham
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Gregory Wallace   Professor E. Gregory Wallace
Campbell University School of Law, Raleigh
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Craig Justus   Craig D. Justus
Attorney, Van Winkle Law Firm, Asheville
Term - expires December 31, 2026
Kirk Warner   Kirk G. Warner
President, ABOTA
Attorney, Smith Anderson, Raleigh
Term - expires December 31, 2025

 

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