Saving Our Profession: It’s Up to Us

JOE L. WEBSTER is a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. He holds bachelor’s and law degrees from Howard University and a Master of Judicial Studies degree from Duke University School of Law. He practiced law in North Carolina for 25 years, serving as general counsel of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and as a town attorney, before he was appointed to serve as an administrative law judge in 2006 and as a federal magistrate judge in 2012.

Written by Joe Webster

Feature | Judging, Law & Culture, State Courts

Saving Our Profession: It’s Up to Us

Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered Courts

Retired Judge Sammie Chess, Jr., looks up at a painting of his portrait, a copy that hangs over the fireplace mantel at his home in Jamestown. The original painting is on display at the Guilford Country Courthouse in High Point.

The Storied Third Branch | Judging, Storied Third Branch

A Giant Among Men: Sammie Chess, Jr.

Vol. 102 No. 2 (2018) | Rights That Made The World Right