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Gov. Perdue appoints Smith to District Court bench
Story Date: 3/23/2012
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Source: PRESS RELEASE, 3/22/12
Gov. Bev Perdue has appointed Kirby Smith to the District Court bench for the 3B Judicial District which covers Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico Counties. He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Jerry Waddell.
“Kirby has the intellect, the experience, and the integrity to be an outstanding district court judge,” said Gov. Perdue. “He will do an excellent job on the bench.”
Smith is currently in private practice in New Bern where his areas of practice include civil and criminal law. He previously served as an assistant district attorney in the 7th Prosecutorial District. He has played a variety of leadership roles in civic organizations in his community, including serving as an attorney advocate for abused and neglected children and serving on the board of directors of Religious Community Services.
Smith received his law degree from Wake Forest University and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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