Background
Bennett, Harold Kimsey was born on August 14, 1914 in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Oscar Kimsey and Ethel Genevieve (Robinson) Bennett.
Bennett, Harold Kimsey was born on August 14, 1914 in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Oscar Kimsey and Ethel Genevieve (Robinson) Bennett.
University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1935. Bachelor of Laws, 1937). Phi Delta Phi. County Attorney and Attorney for Board of Tax Supervision, Buncombe County, 1946-1949.
Judge of the Superior Courts of North Carolina, 1949-1952 (resigned). Vice-Chairman, North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, 19721975. President, North Carolina Bar Association, 1972-1973.
Chairman, Disciplinary Hearing Commission, North Carolina State Bar, 1975-1980. Elected to the General Practice Hall of Fame of the North Carolina Bar Association, 1989.
Partner Bennett & Bennett, 1937—1941. Private practice law Asheville, North Carolina, 1946—1949, judge Superior Courts, 1949—1952. Partner Ward & Bennett, Asheville, 1952—1965.
Private practice law, 1965—1969. Partner Bennett, Kelly & Long, 1969—1974. Senior partner Bennett, Kelly & Cagle, 1974—1984.
Of counsel Patla, Straus, Robinson & Moore, since 1984, county attorney. Attorney Board Tax Supervision, Buncombe County, 1946—1949. Chairman disciplinary hearing commission North Carolina State Bar, 1975—1980.
Vice chairman North Carolina Judicial Standard Commission, 1973—1975. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1942-1945.
Fellow: American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association, Buncombe County Bar Association (president 1967-1968), North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Bar Association 1972-1973, Biltmore Forest Country (Biltmore, North Carolina).
Married Elsie Dunn Allport, April 27, 1942. Children: Randolph A., Stephen D.