Whichard, Willis P.

Willis Padgett Whichard (1940- ) was a lawyer, judge, legislator, and educator. He served as a member of the North Carolina General Statutes Commission, 1969-1973; the Southern Growth Policies Board, 1971-1980; the North Carolina House of Representatives, 1970-1974; and the North Carolina Senate, 1975-198. From 1980 to 1986, he was judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and, from 1986 through 1998, he was an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. On 1 July 1999, Whichard became dean of the School of Law at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.

From the description of Willis P. Whichard papers, 1965-1998. WorldCat record id: 38235581

Willis Padgett Whichard (1940- ) was a lawyer, judge, legislator, and educator. He served as a member of the North Carolina General Statutes Commission, 1969-1973; the Southern Growth Policies Board, 1971-1980; the North Carolina House of Representatives, 1970-1974; and the North Carolina Senate, 1975-198. From 1980 to 1986, he was judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and, from 1986 through 1998, he was an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. On 1 July 1999, Whichard became dean of the School of Law at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.

• 24 May 1940: Born to Willis Guilford and Beulah Padgett Whichard.
• 1946 - 1958 : Attended Durham City Schools.
• 4 June 1961: Married Leona Irene Paschal and they had two children, Jennifer Diane and Ida Gilbert.
• 1962: A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• 1965: J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law.
• 1965 - : Member of the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, the Durham County Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar, Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, and Phi Delta Phi.
• 1966 - 1980 : Practiced law with the firm of Powe, Porter, Alphin and Whichard in Durham, N.C.
• 1965 - 1966 : Law Clerk to William H. Bobbitt (Former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court).
• 1966 - 1972 : Served in the Army National Guard and was a life member of the National Guard Association.
• 1966 - 1975 : Durham Jaycees
• 1968: 1969: March of Dimes (Durham County) Campaign Director.
• 1969 - 1974 : Chapter Chairman of the National Foundation of the March of Dimes.
• 1970 - 1974 : Served in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
• 1971 - 1973 : 1975 - 1977 : Member, Legislative Research Commission
• 1971: Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of Young Man of the Year in Durham.
• 1971 - 1979 : Board member, Durham County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
• 1971 - 1978 : Transition of Youth, Inc.
• 1971 - 1980 : Southern Growth Policies Board (Vice-Chairman, 1975-1978).
• 1972 - 1973 : Member, Governor's Advisory Committee on Youth Development.
• 1972 - 1975 : Senior Citizens Coordinating Council.
• 1973 - 1977 : Member, Durham YMCA Board of Directors.
• 1974 - : Member, Kiwanis Club of Tobaccoland.
• 1975: Outstanding Legislator Award, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
• 1975: Outstanding Youth Service Award, North Carolina Juvenile Correctional Society.
• 1975 - 1980 : Served in the North Carolina Senate.
• 1978 - 1979 : President, University of North Carolina Law Alumni Association.
• 1980 - 1986 : Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals.
• 1983: Outstanding Appellate Judge Award, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
• 1984: LL.M., University of Virginia.
• 1986 - 1998 : Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court.
• 1987 - : Member, North Carolina Central University School of Law Board of Visitors.
• 1988 - 1994 : Member, North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute Board of Directors.
• 1988 - : Chair, North Carolina Supreme Court Permanent Families Task Force.
• 1991 - 1994 : Member, Straight Talk Blue Ribbon Panel.
• 1992 - : Braxton Bragg Craven American Inn of Court (President, 1995).
• 1993 - : Member, North Carolina Courts Commission.
• 1994: S.J.D., University of Virginia. Dissertation: The sixth justice: a life of James Iredell.
• 1999 - : Dean, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University.

(Source: North Carolina Manual, 1983, p. 787; Clipping Collection, North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina Library.)

From the guide to the Willis P. Whichard Papers, 1965-1998, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)