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Associate Justice, North Carolina State Supreme Court, District 01, 2019-present

Former Professor, African American Studies Department, Duke University

Instructor, Racial Justice Training Institute, Shriver Center

Former Professor, University of Maryland Law School

Former Professor, University of North Carolina Law School

Candidate, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2018

Founder and Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, 2007-2017

Visiting Research Fellow, Social Science Research Institute, Center for Race, Ethnicity and Gender in the Social Sciences, Duke University, 2009-2012

Director of Advocacy, University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights, 2003-2007

Director, Voting Rights Project, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, 2000-2003

Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 1998-2000

Partner, Ferguson, Stein Law Firm, 1988-1998

Appointed by President Bill Clinton, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 1998

Robert Masur Fellow, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Nation Institute, 1987

Member, American Constitution Society, present

Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present

Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, present

Member, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, present

Member, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, present

Member, North Carolina Bar Association, present

Secretary, North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission, 2006-2015

Board Member, North Carolina Board of Elections, 2009-2011

Volunteer, Legal Information Service, The Women’s Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2003-2008

Board Chair, Chemical Dependency Center of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, 1997-1998

Board President, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, 1997-1998

Awards:

Civil Rights Champion Award (NAACP, 2011)
Defenders of Justice Award (North Carolina Justice Center, 2017)
"We Are Emily" honoree (Emily's List, 2017)
"Cecile Richards Progressive Leader" Award (America Votes, 2018)
"Jamie Kirk Hahn Ally" Award (Equality North Carolina, 2018)

Father's Name:

Garnett Austin Brooks

Father's Occupation:

Certified Urology Associate

Mother's Name:

Hazel Elliott Brooks

Mother's Occupation:

Registered Nurse