Suzanne Reynolds
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on November 14, 2007 - 3:29pm.Tags: Under the Dome
| Office | District | Status |
| N.C. Supreme Court | Statewide | Candidate |
| Party | In Office Since | Term Ends |
| Democrat | ||
| Level of Government | ||
| Date of Birth | Birthplace | Now Lives In |
| July 5, 1949 | Lexington, NC | Winston-Salem, NC |
Synopsis | Suzanne Reynolds is a noted expert on North Carolina family law. Author of the three-volume "Lee's North Carolina Family Law," she drafted the legslation modernizing alimony and adoption. She co-founded the Domestic Violence Advocacy Center to represent indigent victims in Forsyth County. Since 1981, she has taught law at Wake Forest University. In 2008, she ran for for the state Supreme Court against Justice Bob Edmunds. |
Trivia |
She is an avid canoeist on the New River. |
Endorsements |
AFL-CIO of N.C., N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, N.C. Association of Educators, N.C. Association of Women Attorneys |
Biography
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Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Robert Hoppy Elliot
Children
Son, Michael; daughters, Caroline, and Lilly
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Suzanne Reynolds is a law professor and a former candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court.
Early Life and Education
Reynolds was born July 5, 1949, to Genie and Chuck Reynolds in Lexington. Her father was a division manager of Coble Dairy; her mother was a homemaker and bookkeeper.
She graduated from Lexington Senior High in 1967.
She earned a bachelor of arts in English from Meredith College in 1971.
She then studied English and journalism UNC-Chapel Hill, earning a master's degree in 1976.
She graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1977.
Professional Career
She practiced civil litigation with Smith Moore Smith Schell & Hunter in Greensboro, handling commercial, product liability and real estate cases. She worked there from 1977 to 1981.
In 1981, she began working as a law professor at Wake Forest. She teaches family law, contracts and professional responsibility.
She wrote the three-volume book, "Lee's North Carolina Family Law." It is often cited by appellate courts on family law issues.
She co-founded the Domestic Violence Advocacy Center, which pairs a law student with a lawyer in Forsyth County to represent indigent victims of domestic violence. It won the American Bar Association's Harrison Tweed Award.
She drafted the legislation modernizing the laws on alimony and adoption.
Family
She is married to Robert "Hoppy" Elliott, a lawyer. They have a son, Micheal, and two daughters, Caroline and Lilly.
Political Career
In November, she announced she would run for the state Supreme Court seat held by Justice Bob Edmunds.
She is participating in the state's public campaign fund for judicial races.
A registered Democrat, she has campaigned at party events, but she said that she is running a nonpartisan campaign.
She has been endorsed by the N.C. Association of Educators, the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, the state chapter of the AFL-CIO and the N.C. Association of Women Attorneys.
She lost the campaign.
Research and reporting by Ryan Teague Beckwith.
Occupation
| Professor Wake Forest University |
Community Involvement:
Not specified.
Education
| 1971 Meredith College Graduated: bachelor of arts |
master of arts UNC-Chapel Hill Graduated: 1976 |
juris doctorate Wake Forest University Graduated: 1977 |
Military
Not specified.
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