Full Name:
Marcus Whittman Williams
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Althea
Birth Date:
1953
Birth Place:
Lumberton, NC
Home City:
Lumberton, NC
Religion:
Catholic
JD, University of Minnesota School of Law, 1978
BA, Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975
Candidate, United States Senate, North Carolina, 2008, 2010, 2022, 2026
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 9, 2020
Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 13, 2014
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 8, 2012
Candidate, North Carolina Governor, 1992
No caucus information on file.
Owner, Marcus W. Williams, Attorney At Law, 2006-present
Assistant Public Defender, State of North Carolina, 2001-2006
Attorney, Private Practice of Law, 2001
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Legal Services, 1996-2000
Executive Director, Legal Services of the Lower Cape Fear, 1987-1996
Executive Director, Legal Services of the Coastal Plains, 1983-1987
Attorney/Law Clerk/Community Fellow, Southern Minnesota Regional Services, 1976-1983
Former Member, Advisory Committee, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Former Chair, Association of Legal Services Project Directors of North Carolina
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of The Library of Robeson County
Former Member, Board of Directors, New Hanover County Bar Association
Former Chair, Coastal Carolina HIV Care Consortium
Member, General Alumni Association, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Member, Minnesota Bar Association
Parliamentarian, New Hanover County Democratic Convention
Member, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers
Affiliate, North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
Member, North Carolina Bar Association
Member, Pennsylvania State Bar
Member, Saint Mary Catholic Church
Former Fundraising Chair, Steering Committee of Tileston School Restoration Project
Former Member, United States District Court Advisory Group for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Former Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Founding Technical Advisor, Wilmington/New Hanover Community Development Corporation
President, Judicial Distinct 16 B, North Carolina State Bar, 2010
President, Robeson County Bar Association, 2010
Member, Board of Trustees, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1994-2001
Third Vice Chair, New Hanover County Democratic Party, 1991
Chair, Precinct 16, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1988-1991
Chair, New Hanover County Democratic Party Platform Committee, 1990
Student Body President, University of Minnesota School of Law, 1977-1978
Student Body President, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974-1975
Publications:
The Capacity To Believe: Race, Media and Politics In The American South, 2013
Spouse's Occupation:
Attorney