Chief Justice swears-in new Wildlife Commissioners

Chief Justice swears-in new Wildlife Commissioners

Raleigh - The chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, himself a life-long hunter and fisherman, was invited recently to swear-in and welcome new members to the state wildlife commission. Justice I. Beverly Lake, Jr. gave the oath of office to three new district commissioners for six-year terms and two at-large members for four-years. They included W. Ray White of Manteo, Doug Parsons of Clinton and Dalton Ruffin of Winston-Salem. New at-large members were Berkley Skinner of Rocky Mount and Steve Windham of Winnabow. John Pechmann of Fayetteville was re-elected commission chairman and Wes Seegars of Goldsboro was re-elected vice chairman by the commission members.

From left to right----John E. Pechmann, Chm.; Chief Justice Lake; W. Ray White (District 1); Dalton Ruffin, Winston Salem (District 7); Steve Windham, Winnabow (Governor At-large); Berkley Skinner, Rocky Mount (Governor At-large); Douglas Parsons, Clinton (District 4).

Members of the state wildlife commission are appointed by the governor and act as the governing body for creating hunting and fishing seasons, rules and regulations for outdoorsmen and women. Commission meetings are held throughout the state to give sportsmen information on trends regarding game, fish and waterfowl populations and proposed seasons.