Mike Easley

Mike Easley
72nd Governor of North Carolina
In office
January 6, 2001 – January 10, 2009
LieutenantBev Perdue
Preceded byJim Hunt
Succeeded byBev Perdue
48th Attorney General of North Carolina
In office
January 9, 1993 – January 6, 2001
GovernorJim Hunt
Preceded byLacy Thornburg
Succeeded byRoy Cooper
Personal details
Born
Michael Francis Easley

(1950-03-23) March 23, 1950 (age 74)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1980)
ChildrenMichael F. Easley Jr.
ResidenceCharlotte, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
North Carolina Central University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer
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Michael Francis Easley (born March 23, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is the first[1][2] governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony.[3] The conviction was later expunged by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of Wake County. [4] A member of the Democratic Party, Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor.[5]

  1. ^ Blythe, Anne (February 4, 2013). "North Carolina Bar reinstates Mike Easley's law license". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Halloran, Liz (January 22, 2014). "Governors Gone Wild: A Recent History". NPR.org. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "State of North Carolina v. Michael F. Easley" (PDF). ABC11.com. November 23, 2010. pp. 1–4, 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  4. ^ https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/state/2022/11/29/former-n-c-governor-mike-easley-leans-on-southport-as-a-safe-haven/69610730007/
  5. ^ Thomas Burke was the first Catholic governor of North Carolina; see Weeks, Church and State in North Carolina, Ch. V; CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: North Carolina. Easley was the first elected by popular vote.

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