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The 1776 Constitution of North Carolina says the following about the Justices of the Peace: "XXXIII. That the Justices of the Peace, within their respective counties in this State, shall in future be recommended to the Governor for the time being, by the Representatives in General Assembly; and the Governor shall commission them accordingly: and the Justices, when so commissioned, shall hold ...
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Parker attended Meredith College, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an Education degree and served with the Peace Corps in Turkey from 1964 to 1966 before returning to Chapel Hill to earn a J.D. degree (1969).
A justice of the peace in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, hears a case (1941). A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning.
A justice of the peace is a judicial officer who serves as a legal authority close to the average citizen. The duties include hearing small claims lawsuits, preliminary hearings for felonies and ...
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This category is for justices of the peace in the United States which are judicial officers.. In some states, such as Texas, Kentucky, and Arkansas a "justice of the peace" is a legislative office equivalent to a county commissioner, not a judicial office.
While a judge on the bench of the Western District of North Carolina, Conrad was involved in the local and state bar serving as vice-president of the N.C. Bar Association (2011–12), member and Chair of the Memorials Committee of the Mecklenburg County Bar (2015–2021), [45] and member of the Ayscue Professionalism Committee of that bar ...
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