Raleigh – Court of Appeals Judge Wanda Bryant received a 2001 Achievement Award on Sept. 28 from the North Carolina Chapter of The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice. A plaque, recognizing Judge Bryant for her outstanding achievement in law and the courts in North Carolina, was presented during the NABCJ’s annual awards luncheon at the Four Points Hotel.
Chief Deputy Secretary William Dudley of the Dept. of Crime Control and Public Safety and co-chair of the awards committee said Judge Bryant was selected as this year’s recipient for several reasons. “Wanda has had a distinguished career in government, having served at the local, state and federal level,” Dudley said. He added that she is involved in a number of community organizations, is well rounded, committed to the task at hand, seeking excellence in all that she does, maintains strong family ties and is, most of all, principled.
A Southport native, Judge Bryant earned a BA in history from Duke University in 1977, and her law degree from N.C. Central University in 1982. She was an assistant district attorney for Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus counties. She was an assistant U.S. attorney, a senior deputy attorney general, and in Feb. 2001, named to the Court of Appeals by Gov. Mike Easley.
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Judge Wanda G. Bryant
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The National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice includes members of various criminal justice professions such as police officers, patrol troopers, correctional officers, district attorneys and assistant district attorneys.
Judge Bryant has been a member for eight years and has
participated in several presentations, panel discussions and
workshops.
Judge Bryant has also served on the Governor’s Crime Commission, chairing the Violence Against Women task force and the served on the Juvenile Justice Committee.
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