Freda Black

Submitted by abreader on April 22, 2008 - 1:00pm.
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Office District Status
Durham County District Attorney Candidate
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Democrat
Level of Government  
 
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
November 11, 1960 Burlington, NC Durham, NC

Synopsis

Freda Black was a long-time assistant prosecutor in the Durham District Attorney's office who ran, unsuccessfully for District Attorney in the wake of the Duke lacrosse scandal.

Endorsements

Friends of Durham

Biography

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

Black was an assistant prosecutor in the Mike Peterson murder case.

She left the office shortly after Mike Nifong became interim District Attorney and went to work for a law firm in Durham. 

Black ran for the Democratic nomination against Nifong and lawyer Keith Bishop in 2006. She came in second place.

She ran again for the Democratic nomination in 2008 after Nifong was stripped of his office, this time losing to assistant prosecutor Tracey Cline. No Republicans ran.

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.

Links

http://fredablack08.com/








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