Louis B. Meyer (July 15, 1933 – December 25, 1999) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the

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. Meyer was born in Marion, North Carolina but spent most of his youth in Enfield, North Carolina, where his mentor was local attorney and politician Joseph Branch. He earned an undergraduate degree at

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and then served as an officer in the

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's Chemical Corps. Meyer returned to Wake Forest to complete his law degree in 1960. He then clerked for North Carolina Supreme Court Justice

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, who also hailed from Enfield. After a stint as an agent for the

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, Meyer engaged in private practice in

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, where he also served as City Attorney. Governor

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appointed Meyer to the Supreme Court in 1981, where he served alongside Joseph Branch. Justice Meyer was the Court's senior Associate Justice for eight years, before he lost a bid for re-election in 1994. Governor Hunt then appointed him a Special Superior Court Judge. He retired in 1999, shortly before his death from cancer.

References

Presentation of Portrait of Justice Meyer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Louis B. 1933 births 1999 deaths Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court Wake Forest University alumni People from Wilson, North Carolina 20th-century American judges People from Marion, North Carolina People from Enfield, North Carolina