Background
COMBS, KAREN was born on August 13, 1953 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.
COMBS, KAREN was born on August 13, 1953 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1975). University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury, England (English Jurisprudence, 1975). T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Listed in Who"s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Secretary, Student Bar Association, 1977-1978. Director, Street Law Program in Richmond, Virginia.
Public Schools, 1976-1978. Member, Governor's Task Force on Drunk Driving, 1982-1985.
Member, Mecklenburg County (.
Working as a partner of Smith, RUFF AND COMBS. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Virginia and Supreme Court of Virginia. 1981, North Carolina and United States. District Court, Western District of North Carolina.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Fouth Circuit.
Real Property Council, since 1986. Judicial Nomination Sub-committee, 1986-1987) and North Carolina Bar Associations. North Carolina State Bar.
Virginia State Bar.