North Carolina Central University Law School Alumni Hold Luncheon

Pictured (L-R) are: Rosie Harrell, wife of the late Judge Robert L. Harrell; Attorney Carol Goins, NCCU Law graduate and secretary of the scholarship fund; Attorney Martha McGlohon, wife of the late Attorney Howard McGlohon, and attorney for the City of Asheville. Back row: Judge J. Calvin Hill, NCCU Law graduate; Attorney Garrett Arts, NCCU Law graduate; Attorney Gene Ellison, NCCU Law graduate and founder of the WNC  NCCU Law Chapter and Scholarship Fund; Attorney Bill Christy, NCCU Law graduate and past president of the Buncombe County Bar Association; and Attorney Raymond Pierce Pierce, Dean, NCCU School of Law.   Photo: Urban News

Staff Reports

The Western North Carolina chapter of the NC Central University School of Law Alumni recently held this year’s scholarship luncheon, named in honor of two notable alumni and jurists: the late Judge Robert L. Harrell and attorney Howard McGlohon, who died in February, 2010.

Judge Harrell was the first African American judge in Buncombe County, appointed to the bench by Governor Jim Hunt in 1983. Attorney McGlohon, a long-time law practitioner, served as an assistant district attorney for Buncombe County before starting his own law practice.

The “Distinguished Law Alumni Award” was presented to the Honorable J. Calvin Hill, the first African American to be appointed President of the Buncombe County Bar Association, and the first African American Chief 28th District Court Judge appointed by Chief Justice Sarah Parker of the NC Supreme Court.

Also present was Professor Raymond Pierce, Dean of the NCCU School of
Law, who was presented with the “Distinguished Service Award” from the
Western North Carolina Chapter. Dean Pierce currently serves on the NC
Banking Commission, the NC Maritime Strategic Planning Council, the
Council of the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education, the
Board of Directors of the American Law Deans Association, and the
Executive Board of Duke University’s Center on Law, Ethics, and National
Security.

The North Carolina Central University School of Law has earned its
distinction and designation as an established leader in legal education.
NCCU School of Law was named one of the nation’s 10 “Most Popular” law
schools in a ranking released by U.S. News & World Report. Prelaw
Magazine ranked NCCU School of Law in the top 25 Best Public Interest
Law Schools.