Wanda G. Bryant is an American

United States

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 judge, currently an Associate Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals

North Carolina Court of Appeals

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.

Born in Southport, North Carolina

Southport, North Carolina

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, Bryant earned an undergraduate degree in history

History

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 and comparative area studies from Duke University

Duke University

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 in 1977, then earned her Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

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 degree from North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University

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 in 1982. She worked as an assistant district attorney from 1983 to 1987, as an assistant U.S. Attorney from 1989 to 1993, and as Senior Deputy Attorney General for the state of North Carolina

North Carolina

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 from 1993 to 2001. In 2001, Bryant was appointed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals by Gov. Mike Easley

Mike Easley

Michael Francis "Mike" Easley is an American politician who served as the 72nd Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina, from 2001 to 2009. He is member of the North Carolina Democratic Party and became the first North Carolina governor to admit to a felony in a deal that halted a lengthy...

 but was defeated for election in her own right in 2002

North Carolina judicial elections, 2002

Several justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court and judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected to eight-year terms by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2002. Party primary elections were held on Sept. 10...

. In 2004, she was elected to an eight year term on the North Carolina Court of Appeals (expiring 2012). She is married and has one son.

External links

• http://www.judgewandabryant.com
• Official biography