Hon. Cheri Beasley, Fellow, recently joined the Elon University School of Law faculty as the university’s first named recipient of the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor endowed professorship. As part of her professorship, she will teach courses on appellate practice over the next year while delivering a public lecture and contributing to professional development opportunities for students and faculty.
The endowed professorship was established to bring distinguished legal figures to Elon University, whose contributions reflect the tenets and values of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Justice O’Connor presided over Elon Law’s first Convocation when the school opened its doors to its charter class.
Chief Justice Beasley became the first African-American woman to serve as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2019, after an appointment from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. She has served in several leadership roles in the North Carolina Bar Association, as a member of the N.C. Bar Foundation Endowment Committee, and as a member of the American Bar Association Standing Committee for Legal Aid and Indigent Defense.
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