Easley appoints two judges

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on January 10, 2009 - 5:20pm.
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Gov. Mike Easley made two last-minute appointments Friday.

Before leaving office, the former governor appointed Shannon Joseph and Bill Pittman, both of Raleigh, as Special Superior Court judges.

Joseph has been an administrative law judge with the state Office of Administrative Hearings since 2007. Previously, she was a partner at the Smith Moore law firm in Raleigh.

She is married to Superior Court Judge Ripley Rand, the son of Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, a longtime Easley ally.

Pittman has been in private practice since 2001, focusing on government relations, utility law and commercial litigation. Previously, he served as associate general counsel to Gov. Jim Hunt and as a member of the state Utilities Commission.

"These new judges bring dignity and wisdom to the bench," Easley said in a statement. "Their vast experience and knowledge of the law will be an asset to our court system."

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Re: Easley appoints two judges

Submitted by FFC1304 on January 12, 2009 - 12:16pm.

Righto! When might he be indicted for all the various 'activities' that go without comment?

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Re: Easley appoints two judges

Submitted by FloydTurbo on January 10, 2009 - 10:31pm.

..... "bring dignity and wisdom" ...... those words coming from this spineless flimflammer are a joke. He was just doing what he did for eight years ...... taking care of his cronies. A crooked end to a crooked era in state politics. BE GONE BOY .... BE GONE .....

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