James A. ("Jim") Wynn
Submitted by tleonard on April 29, 2008 - 3:14pm.Tags: Under the Dome
| Office | District | Status |
| NC Court of Appeals (Wynn seat) | Statewide | Incumbent |
| Party | In Office Since | Term Ends |
| Non-Partisan Office | 1990 | 2008 |
| Date of Birth | Birthplace | Now Lives In |
| March 17, 1954 | Robersonville, NC | Cary, NC |
Synopsis | Jim Wynn has served on the N.C. Court of Appeals for 18 years. The son of a carpenter and a nurse's aide, he studied journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill before earning a law degree. He became an Appeals court judge in 1990 and is now a senior associate judge. In that role, he helped push for the bill that made judicial races nonpartisan in North Carolina. He has served in the U.S. Navy Reserves for 29 years. |
Trivia |
He is a deacon in the Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Robersonville. |
Endorsements |
AFL-CIO of N.C., Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, N.C. Association of Educators, N.C. Troopers Association, Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association, Former Chief Justices Rhoda Billings, Jim Exum, Burley Mitchell, Henry Frye, North Carolina Police Benevolent Association, Inc. |
Biography
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Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Jacqueline Dee
Children
Three sons: Javius, Conlan, Jaeander
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Jim Wynn is a senior associate judge on the N.C. Court of Appeals running for re-election.
Early Life and Education
James A. Wynn Jr. was born on March 17, 1954, in Robersonville, N.C., to Naomi and James Wynn Sr. His father was a carpenter and his mother a nurse's aide.
He attended Robersonville High School.
He received a bachelor of arts in journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1975.
He then earned a law degree from Marquette University Law School in 1979.
In 1995, he received a master's degree in judicial process from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Military Experience
Wynn is the commanding officer of the Navy Reserve Judicial Unit and a captain in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He has served for 29 years.
Political Career
In 1990, he became a judge on the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Wynn has 18 years of experience as a judge and is the immediate past chairman of the American Bar Association's Judicial Division.
He worked for the enactment of the N.C. Judicial Campaign Reform Act, which made the state's judicial elections nonpartisan.
He currently serves on the American Bar Association's commission to evalute the Model Code of Judicial Conduct.
He is a senior associate judge on the N.C. Court of Appeals.
He was endorsed by the State Employees Association of North Carolina.
He faces Jewel Ann Farlow in the November election.
Research and reporting by Ryan Teague Beckwith.
Occupation
| Senior Associate Judge North Carolina Court of Appeals |
Community Involvement:
• Deacon, Providence Missionary Baptist Church
• Chair, Judicial Division, American Bar Association
• Executive Board, Division Chair, National Conference of Uniform State Laws
• Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Justice At Stake Campaign
• Past Vice President, North Carolina Bar Association
• Former Trustee, North Carolina Interest on Lawyer Trust Account (IOLTA) Committee
• Judicial Council, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers
• Former Trustee, Pitt Community College, Greenville, N.C.
• Honors and Awards:
- Marquette University, “All University Alumni Merit Award”
- Marquette University School Of Law, “Hallows Fellow and Visiting Scholar”
- General Baptist Convention Martin Luther King Achievement Award
- Warren Burger Scholarship for John Marshall Harlan Symposium on Comparative Law in England and Scotland
- N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers Appellate Judge of the Year
• Fitch, Butterfield & Wynn, Attorneys at Law, Wilson and Greenville, NC, 1984-90
Contact Info
Email: Jim.Wynn@yahoo.com
| Judge Jim Wynn Reelection Committee P.O. Box 1091, Raleigh, N.C. 27602 919-235-8327 |
Education
| B.A., Journalism UNC-Chapel Hill Graduated: 1975 |
J.D. Marquette University Law School Graduated: 1979 |
Master of Laws in Judicial Process, LLM University of Virginia School of Law Graduated: 1995 |
Military
| Years of service: 1979-present |
Branch: Navy |
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