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Richard Cannon Erwin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina · 1980

Richard Cannon Erwin , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Richard Cannon Erwin (August 23, 1923 – November 7, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and politician who was the first African American, except for Abraham Galloway, to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina.

Education

  • Johnson C. Smith UniversityB.A., 1947
  • Howard University School of LawLL.B., 1951

Career

U.S. Army sergeant, 1943-1946; Private practice, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1951-1977; State representative, North Carolina, 1974-1977; Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1978-1980

Biography

Richard Cannon Erwin (August 23, 1923 – November 7, 2006) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and politician who was the first African American, except for Abraham Galloway, to be elected to statewide office in North Carolina.

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