Henry Frye

Henry Frye
Frye in 2015
Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
September 2, 1999  January 1, 2001
Appointed byJim Hunt
Preceded byBurley Mitchell
Succeeded byI. Beverly Lake Jr.
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
January 13, 1983  September 2, 1999
Appointed byJim Hunt
Preceded byJohn Phillips Carlton
Succeeded byFranklin Freeman
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 19th District
In office
January 1, 1981  January 1, 1983
Preceded byJames Turner
Succeeded byElton Edwards
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1969  January 1, 1981
Preceded bySkipper Bowles
James G. Exum
Elton Edwards
Daniel Whitley Jr.
Succeeded byDorothy Rockwell Burnley
Constituency26th District (1969–1973)
23rd District (1973–1981)
Personal details
Born (1932-08-01) August 1, 1932
Richmond County, North Carolina, U.S.
SpouseShirley Taylor
Alma materNorth Carolina A&T State University
University of North Carolina School of Law
Occupationlawyer
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
RankCaptain

Henry E. Frye (born August 1, 1932) is an American judge and politician who served as the first African-American chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.