Background
Harris, Gladys Bailey was born on March 23, 1947 in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Lindsey and Dorothy Rea (Ferguson) Bailey.
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Gladys Bailey Harris
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Bachelor of Science, Virginia State University, 1968; Juris Doctor, U. Richmond, 1981.
Career
Scientist, Philip Morris Research, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1968-1969;
biologist, United States Army Aeromed. Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1969-1971;
teacher, Richmond Public Schools, 1972-1976;
general counsel, Richmond Public Schools, 1981-1983;
research biologist, Ampere-hour Robins Company, Richmond, 1976-1978;
private practice law, Richmond, 1983-1986;
arbitrator, New York Stock Exch., since 1983;
hearing officer/administrative law judge, Supreme Court of the Virginia, since 1983;
partner, Clute & Shilling, Richmond, 1986-1987;
commissioner, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Richmond, 1987-1990;
chairman, Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Richmond, 1989-1990;
solo practitioner, 1990-1992;
Adjunct Professor, Law School, University Richmond, since 1990;
partner, Carpenter & Harris, Richmond, 1992-1993;
principal, Cladys Bailey Harris & Associations, since 1993. Board directors Virginia Community College, 1991-1996.
Adjunct Professor J. Sargent Reynolds Community College, Richmond, 1981-1983, U. Richmond, 1983-1984. Executive director Richmond Area Program for Minorities in Engineering 1982-1985, Virginia Alliance for Minority Participation in Science and Engineering, 1990-1991. Member Virginia Birth-Related Injury Compensation Board, 1987-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Board member Local Community Colls. Board, since 1991, Commonwealth Girl Scout Council of Virginia, since 1988, Virginia State Bar Committee on Professionalism, since 1991. Member American Bar Association, Virginia State, Richmond Bar Association, Old Dominion Bar Association, Virginia Women Attorney's Association, Virginia Association Black Women Attorneys, Virginia Women Attorney's Foundation (board directors since 1987) National Coalition 100 Black Women, U. Richmond Law School Alumni Board, Virginia Institute Law and Citizenship Studies (board directors).
Connections
Married Stanley Christian Harris, August 3, 1968. Children: Stanley Christian Junior, Chad Gregory, Adrienne Michelle.
