MEET BRENDA
NEW LEADERSHIP DELIVERING RESULTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
EDUCATION
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J.D. - UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Law
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B.A. - Speech Communication, Shaw University
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND MEMBERSHIPS
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Discipleship Ministries (a global agency of The United Methodist Church) – Board of Directors
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Craven Community College Foundation - Board of Directors, Chair of Scholarship Committee
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New Bern Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. - Treasurer
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New Bern Historical Society - Member
PERSONAL
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Married to New Bern native Bernard George
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Four adult children; three grandchildren
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Member of Centenary United Methodist Church
ATTORNEY – N.C. General Assembly, 27 years
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Legal counsel for Senate & House Judiciary Committees, working on a nonpartisan basis with attorney-legislators across the political spectrum on major legislation affecting our courts and criminal justice system.
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Legal counsel for Senate & House Committees on Transportation; Alcoholic Beverage Control; and Information Technology.
ATTORNEY – Legal Services of NC, 7 years
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Pamlico Sound Legal Services New Bern, 1982-1988
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Pisgah Legal Services Asheville, 1981-1982
My career as a legislative lawyer has uniquely prepared me to be a Superior Court Judge. I have worked tirelessly on behalf of the people of this state to aid our elected officials in writing the very laws that are at the heart of every case that comes before the court. I have the proven ability to perform the kind of reasoned, objective, and unbiased legal analysis that is key not only to the legislative process, but to informed and fair judicial decision-making.