Citizen Lawyer Class of 2023: Marvin V. Horton Jr.

Marvin V. Horton of Tarboro has served on the Board of Trustees for the Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Foundation and was recognized by the United Way Tar River Region with its Distinguished Service Award for 50 years of service. In the 1990s, Martin led the fight to deny the construction of a hog slaughtering plant in Edgecombe County against a major meat slaughtering company. His tireless work and leadership in this effort – what one nomination letter referred to as a “David and Goliath story” – brought community members together to collaborate and formed relationships that have continued into the present, with a focus on reining in the impacts of the industry on rural communities.