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Marcus Williams' Biography

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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

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

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