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Joseph Branch (1915–1991) was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice (1966–1979) and then Chief Justice (1979–1986) of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was a native of Halifax County, North Carolina. Branch was a graduate of Wake Forest University, where he also attended Wake Forest University School of Law.
Branch served in the state House of Representatives from 1947 through 1953. He was a close advisor to Governor Luther Hodges in the 1950s and managed the successful 1964 campaign of Governor Daniel K. Moore. Moore appointed Branch to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 1966. Branch was then elected by the voters in 1966, 1968, and 1976. Governor
Presentation of the Portrait of Joseph Branch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Branch, Joseph 1915 births 1991 deaths Wake Forest University alumni Chief Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court 20th-century American judges
Joseph Branch (1915–1991) was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice (1966–1979) and then Chief Justice (1979–1986) of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was a native of Halifax County, North Carolina. Branch was a graduate of Wake Forest University, where he also attended Wake Forest University School of Law.
Branch served in the state House of Representatives from 1947 through 1953. He was a close advisor to Governor Luther Hodges in the 1950s and managed the successful 1964 campaign of Governor Daniel K. Moore. Moore appointed Branch to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 1966. Branch was then elected by the voters in 1966, 1968, and 1976. Governor Jim Hunt
James Baxter Hunt Jr. (born May 16, 1937) is an American politician and retired attorney who was the List of governors of North Carolina, 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001). He is the longest-serving governo ...
appointed Branch to replace Susie Sharp
Susie Marshall Sharp (July 7, 1907 – March 1, 1996) was an American jurist who served as the first female chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. She was not the first woman to head the highest court in a U.S. state, but is bel ...
as chief justice in 1979.
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Presentation of the Portrait of Joseph Branch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Branch, Joseph 1915 births 1991 deaths Wake Forest University alumni Chief Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court 20th-century American judges