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Resolution Creating The
Judge John J. Parker Memorial Award

WHEREAS, the late Judge John Johnston Parker (1885-1958) was for fifty years a member of the Bar in this State, for forty-four years a member of this Association, for thirty-two years a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and for twenty-seven years Chief Judge of that court, and in these and many other capacities rendered distinguished service to this profession, his State and his Nation; and

WHEREAS, Judge Parker was, throughout his career as lawyer and jurist, a profound and eloquent advocate of the improvement of the law, the administration of justice, and the legal profession in North Carolina and the United States; and

WHEREAS, It is the desire of this Association to honor the memory and the accomplishments of Judge Parker and to encourage the emulation of his deep devotion and enduring contribution to the law and to the administration of justice, and to recognize conspicuous service by others in the cause of jurisprudence in this, his native State,

NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association:

There is hereby established “The Judge John J. Parker Memorial Award,” the recipient of which shall be determined by the Board of Governors.

The purpose of this Award is to honor the memory and the accomplishments of Judge Parker and to encourage the emulation of his deep devotion and enduring contribution to the law and to the administration of justice by recognizing conspicuous service by members of the Bar of this State to the cause of jurisprudence in North Carolina.

Recipients of the Judge John J. Parker Memorial Award

1959 *J. Spencer Bell, Charlotte
1961  Hoyte Patrick Taylor, Jr., Wadesboro
1962 *Robert Franklin Moseley, Greensboro
1963 *J. Will Pless, Jr., Marion
1964 *Albert Coates, Chapel Hill
1966  David Maxwell Britt, Fairmont & Lindsay C. Warren, Jr., Goldsboro
1969 *Raymond Bowden Mallard, Tabor City
1971 *William Marion Storey, Raleigh
1972 *Carroll Wayland Weathers, Winston-Salem
1975  James Dickson Phillips, Jr., Chapel Hill
1977 *Hamilton Harris Hobgood, Louisburg
1978 *Susie Marshall Sharp, Raleigh
1981 *Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Morganton
1984  William F. Womble, Sr., Winston-Salem
1986  Harry E. Groves, Durham
1987 *Joseph Branch, Raleigh
1989 *James B. McMillan, Charlotte
1991 *Franklin T. Dupree, Jr., Raleigh
1992 *Carmon J. Stuart, Greensboro
1993  Russell M. Robinson, II, Charlotte
1994  Julius L. Chambers, Durham
1996  *William L.  Thorp, Chapel Hill
1997  James G. Exum, Jr., Greensboro
1999 *Norman A. Wiggins, Buies Creek
2000  Walter F. Brinkley, Jr., Lexington
2002  Harry C. Martin, Asheville
2004  Robinson O. Everett, Durham
2006  Clarence W. “Ace” Walker, Charlotte
2007  Henry E. Frye, Greensboro

* Deceased