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EDITORIAL: A New Chief Justice: Sarah Parker second Charlottean to lead N.C. court.(Editorial)

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| January 19, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Jan. 19--When Gov. Mike Easley named Associate Justice Sarah Parker of Charlotte to succeed I. Beverly Lake Jr. as chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court, he chose an amply experienced, widely admired judge to lead the state's highest court. She has served on the N.C. Court of Appeals from 1985-93 and the Supreme Court since then. The court's lone Democrat, she is regarded as a fairly conservative jurist. She has worked both in the courtroom and on the campaign trail. Former Chief Justice Jim Exum once joked that wherever two or three were gathered, Sarah Parker likely was there to ask for votes. When she succeeds Chief Justice Lake at the end of this month, it will…

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