Gov. Perdue Names Local Members of Judicial Nominating Commission

RALEIGH, NC – Gov. Bev Perdue recently named two local professionals as members of the Judicial Nominating Commission. The 18-member commission will review applications when vacancies occur on the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or Superior Court. Members will select three nominees to fill the vacancy and the governor will appoint one of those nominees.

073_gene_ellison.jpgFormer Asheville Vice-Mayor Eugene Ellison is an attorney in Buncombe
County. His community activities include service on the Board of
Directors for the Blue Ridge Area Authority, the Young Men’s Christian
Academy Youth Outreach Program, the Big Brothers Big Sisters in
Asheville, and Pisgah Legal Services, as well as membership on the
Asheville Chamber of Commerce and the Asheville ABC Board. In addition,
he is a former member of the Board of Governors for the North Carolina
Association of Black Lawyers and the Board of Directors for the North
Carolina Central University Law Alumni.

jane_whilden.jpgJane Whilden of Asheville is a former member of the North Carolina House
of Representatives. She has been active in numerous civic and
charitable activities and served as Board President of the Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Western North Carolina. She has also served on the Board
of Visitors for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.