Charles Becton, president of the North Carolina Bar Association and a former judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, comes to the Elon University School of Law on Jan. 14 for a program sponsored by the Black Law Students Association in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The program, “Believing in the Dream: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy,” is free and open to the public in Room 207 of the law school. It runs from 6-8 p.m.
Becton has practiced law with the Raleigh firm of Becton, Slifkin & Bell since 1990. Prior to that, he served on the N.C. Court of Appeals, where he was named the N.C. Appellate Judge of the Year in 1985. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association, the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Becton graduated from Howard University in 1966 and earned his law degree from Duke University three years later. He also received an LL.M from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1986.
A man honored throughout his career with numerous awards from regional and national organizations, Becton and his wife, Brenda, have three adult children.
For more information, contact Sharon Gaskin, assistant dean of admissions, at (336) 279-9347 or sgaskin@elon.edu.