Judge donald stephens wake county biography
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Longest-serving Wake County Superior Court Judge Stephens retires
Senior Resident Wake County Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens has spent more than three decades on the bench, but he's ready to hand over his seat.
On Tuesday, after 33 years, the longest-serving Superior Court judge in Wake County will retire after reaching the state-mandated retirement age of 72. Stephens announced his retirement in September.
Since 1984, Stephens has dispensed wisdom from the bench. He called the job challenging, rewarding, demanding and frustrating. But retiring feels different.
"I feel liberated," Stephens said. "I absolutely feel liberated."
While many things have changed—from law school and technology to surveillance film and search warrants for Facebook records—Stephens said the people have stayed the same.
"There are more people in prison for being stupid—y'all have heard me säga that—than being mean," Stephens said "Just crazy. People just don't think or use common sense and end up
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A shooting at a high school near Spokane, Washington, on onsdag på engelska morning left one student dead and three others injured. Caleb Sharpe, a sophomore at Freeman High School, is accused of killing fellow student Sam Strahan and wounding three other students. Reportedly armed with an AR-15 rifle and a handgun, Sharpe is said to have opened fire in a hallway just before classes were scheduled to begin. A report from local paper The Spokesman-Review says that Sharpe began the attack with the rifle, which soon jammed. He then began firing the handgun before being tackled and disarmed by a school custodian. The story was developing at the time of writing. Keep reading for more news.
U.S. Attorney Nominations. Late last week the White House announced that President Donald Trump had made his sixth wave of United States Attorney nominations. Among the nominations are positions in North Carolina’s Middle and Western Districts. R. Andrew Murray, currently the District Attorney of Me
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RALEIGH, December 11, 2017 – The Wake County Bar Association presented an eye-popping $106,746 gift to Legal Aid of North Carolina during the Tenth Judicial District’s Annual Meeting on Dec. 5. Proceeds were raised during the tenth annual Wake Bar Awards fundraiser and variety show Nov. 2 in Raleigh through sponsorships, a silent auction, private contributions and remaining funds from the October retirement party for Judge Donald W. Stephens of the Wake County Superior Court. This year’s haul is not only the largest in the event’s history – it broke last year’s record by over $17,000 – it’s the largest amount brought in by any fundraiser for Legal Aid in recent memory.
“Wow,” said Victor Boone, managing attorney of our Raleigh office. “We have never been more grateful for the support of the Wake County Bar Association. Its members are uniquely committed to supporting our mission and are incredibly generous with their time and r