Cheri Beasley
Cheri Beasley | |
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Beasley in 2023 | |
| 29th Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office March 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Roy Cooper |
| Preceded by | Mark Martin |
| Succeeded by | Paul Martin Newby |
| Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office December 12, 2012 – March 1, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Bev Perdue |
| Preceded by | Patricia Timmons-Goodson |
| Succeeded by | Mark A. Davis |
| Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 1, 2009 – December 12, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas McCullough |
| Succeeded by | Mark A. Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cheri Lynn Beasley February 14, 1966 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Curtis Owens |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Rutgers University–New Brunswick (BA) University of Tennessee (JD) Duke University (LLM) |
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| Website | Official website |
Cheri Lynn Beasley (born February 14, 1966) is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020 as well as an associate justice from 2012 to 2019. She was defeated by Paul Martin Newby in 2020. Beasley previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Beasley was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina. She lost to Republican nominee Ted Budd.