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Patricia "Pat" Timmons-Goodson (born September 18, 1954) is an American judge who served as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. In 2014, President Barack Obama appointed her to the United States Commission on Civil Rights.〔(United States Commission on Civil Rights Announces Appointments of New Commissioners )〕 Born in Florence, South Carolina, Timmons-Goodson, the daughter of a U.S. Army enlisted man (Sergeant First Class) and homemaker, was raised on military bases in the United States and Europe. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning an undergraduate degree in speech in 1976 and a law degree in 1979. In 2014, she received a Master of Judicial Studies degree from the Duke University Law School.〔(Gao ’86 to 2014 graduates: Preserve optimism and idealism, lead by example )〕 She worked as a prosecutor and as a private attorney in Fayetteville until she was named a District Court judge in 1984; Timmons-Goodson was subsequently elected as a Democrat to four-year terms as a district judge in 1986, 1990, and 1994. In 1997, she was appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She retired from that court in late 2005. On January 19, 2006, North Carolina Governor Mike Easley appointed Judge Timmons-Goodson to the North Carolina Supreme Court to take the place of Associate Justice Sarah Parker. Upon taking her seat in February 2006, she was the first African American woman to serve on the Court. She was elected by the voters to remain on the Court in November 2006, defeating Judge Eric Levinson. Timmons-Goodson made it known in November 2012 that she would resign her seat before the end of the year.〔(News & Observer )〕 Court of Appeals Judge Cheri Beasley was appointed to fill her seat. Justice Timmons-Goodson is married and has two sons. She delivered the commencement address for Johnson C. Smith University on May 6, 2007. ==See also== * Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patricia Timmons-Goodson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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