Susie Sharp
Susie Sharp | |
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Sharp in 1967 | |
| Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office January 2, 1975 – July 31, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | William Bobbitt |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Branch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1907 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 1996 (aged 88) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Greensboro (BA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (LLB) |
Susie Marshall Sharp (July 7, 1907 – March 1, 1996) was an American jurist who served as the first female chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She was not the first woman to head the highest court in a U.S. state, but is believed to be the first woman elected to such a post in a state, like North Carolina, in which the position is elected by the people separately from that of Associate Justice. In 1965, Lorna E. Lockwood became the first female chief justice of a state supreme court, but in Arizona, the Supreme Court justices elect their chief justice.