Background
Sr., Richard Cannon Erwin was born on August 23, 1923 in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Adam and Flora (Cannon) E.
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Richard Cannon Erwin Sr.
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Bachelor, Johnson C. Smith U., 1947; Bachelor of Laws, Howard U., 1951; Doctor of Laws, Pfeiffer College, 1980; Doctor of Laws, Johnson C. Smith U., 1981.
Career
Practice law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1951-1977; judge, North Carolina Court Appeals, 1978; judge, United States District Court (middle district) North Carolina, 1980-1988; chief judge, United States District Court (middle district) North Carolina, 1988-1992; senior judge, United States District Court (middle district) North Carolina, since 1992. Representative North Carolina General Assembly, chairman highway safety committee. Member of law board visiting Wake Forest U., since 1984.
Membership
Trustee Forsyth County Legal Aid Society, Amos Cottage, Inc. Chairman of the board of trustees Bennett College. Board directors North Carolina 4-H Development Fund, Inc.
Board visitors Division School, Duke U. Trustee Children's Home, Winston-Salem. Member steering committee Winston-Salem Foundation.
Board directors United Fund. Board directors, president Citizens Coalition Forsyth County and Anderson High School, Parent-Teachers Association. Member North Carolina Board Education, 1971-1977, North Carolina State Library Board Trustees, 1968-1969.
Member, chairman personnel committee Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board. Chairman of the board of trustees St. Paul United Methodist Church. Member North Carolina Bar Association (Vice-President 1983-1984), North Carolina Association Black Lawyers, ForsythCounty Bar Association (president), North Carolina State Bar.
Connections
Married Demerice Whitley, August 25, 1946. Children: Richard Cannon, Junior, Aurelia Whitley.
