Background
Kerr, John H. was born on February 28, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
Kerr, John H. was born on February 28, 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1958. Bachelor of Laws with honors, 1961). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Phi Beta Kappa.
He received his bachelor"s degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his law degree from University of North Carolina School of Law. An attorney from Goldsboro, North Carolina, Kerr served eight terms in the state Senate. Previously, he served three terms in the state House.
In 2007, Kerr announced that he would not seek re-election in 2008.
He was succeeded in office by Donald G. Davis. Kerr died in 2015. Kerr"s grandfather, John H. Kerr, served in the United States House of Representatives.
Kerr"s father, John H. Kerr, Junior., was a state legislator and one-time Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Member: Board of Editors, North Carolina Law Review, 1960-1961. North Carolina House of Representatives, 1987-1992. North Carolina Senate, 1993. Member: Wayne County and North Carolina Bar Association.
North Carolina State Bar.