Freda Black

Biography

Marital Status Divorced Spouse Children Jordan, 14, and Jenny, 10

Biography to come.

Occupation

Lawyer Clayton, Myrick, McClanahan & Coulter

Community Involvement:
member of Hope Valley Baptist Church; Cresset Christian Academy PTA and Hope Valley Elementary School PTA

Contact Info

Email: info@fredablack08.com

(919) 688-8258

Education

BA in history Wake Forest University Graduated: 1982

JD, 1985 Campbell University law school

Military

Not specified.

Issues

How will you measure success in your first year in office?

The first thing I’d do is examine the staff and policies. I don’t many of the atorrneys or other staff. I would want to get to know them, interview them and decide whether they would be a dedicated employuee That would take some time. The lack of public scrutiny hopefully would be a measure. I would be hopeful that people, first of all, would sit on the sidelines and give me a chance to improve things and then we would think about it. I want to personally feel good about the job I’ve done.

Tell us about something you did for someone else.

The highlight of my career was releasing Raymond Parker. [Black successfully argued before a Durham judge in May 2007 to release Parker from prison after he served 27 years of a 40-year sentence for robbing a woman of $173.] First of all, Raymond denied commiting the crime from the very first. Obviously if you have to try a case three times to get a conviction, obviously something if wrong with the case.

What is the biggest challenge facing North Carolina? Your county? Your district?

I think it’s crime. The criminals aren’t scared.

Links

http://fredablack08.com/








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