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Franklin Edward Freeman Jr. (born 1945) is a lawyer and public official in North Carolina, who retired from government service in 2009 as Senior Assistant for Governmental Affairs to Governor Mike Easley.[1] He worked for Easley during the entirety of his two terms (2001–2009). As of 2009, Freeman is a partner in the McGuireWoods law firm and vice president of McGuireWoods Consulting.[2]

Franklin Freeman
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
September 2, 1999 – January 1, 2001
Appointed byJim Hunt
Preceded byHenry Frye
Succeeded byRobert Edmunds Jr.
Personal details
Born
Franklin Edward Freeman Jr.

1945 (age 78–79)
Surry County, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina School of Law
OccupationAttorney

Freeman, a native of Surry County, North Carolina, graduated from the University of North Carolina Law School and clerked for state Supreme Court Justice Dan K. Moore. Between 1971 and 1993, Freeman worked as a prosecutor and as an official at the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. In 1992, Freeman was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Ralph Campbell in his bid to be State Auditor. Campbell became the first African-American to hold a statewide elected executive office in North Carolina.

Freeman became a close advisor to former state Governor Jim Hunt and served as Secretary of the state Department of Correction during Hunt's 1993-1997 term. He then became Hunt's chief of staff and legislative counsel.[3]

Hunt later appointed Freeman to fill a vacancy on the North Carolina Supreme Court, but Freeman was defeated in a bid to be elected to a full term on the Court in 2000 by Justice Robert Edmunds Jr. Under Gov. Easley, Freeman assumed a role similar to his post under Hunt.

Electoral history

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2000

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North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice (Freeman seat) election, 2000[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Edmunds Jr. 1,436,510 51.95%
Democratic Franklin Freeman (incumbent) 1,328,623 48.05%
Total votes 2,765,133 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ "North Carolina Office of the Governor - Executive Office". Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved 2007-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved Jan 10, 2009.
  2. ^ Charlotte Observer[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Freeman Moves up
  4. ^ "NC - Asc Justice of Sup Ct". Our Campaigns. April 18, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
Legal offices
Preceded by Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
1999–2001
Succeeded by