Robert F. Orr
Bob Orr | |
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Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
In office January 1, 1995 – July 31, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Louis B. Meyer |
Succeeded by | Paul Newby |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1968–1971 |
Robert F. "Bob" Orr (born October 11, 1946) is an American attorney, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1995 to 2004. Orr was a Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina in 2008 North Carolina gubernatorial election.
Early life and education
Orr was born in Norfolk, Virginia and spent his childhood in Hendersonville, North Carolina.[citation needed] After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Orr served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1971.[citation needed] Orr returned to Chapel Hill to earn his Juris Doctor at University of North Carolina School of Law.[citation needed]
Career
After graduating from law school, Orr entered private law practice in
On July 31, 2004, Orr retired from the state Supreme Court during the summer to head the newly formed North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law.[2]
In December 2006,
Orr was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention. A supporter of John Kasich, Orr said he would not vote for his party's nominee, Donald Trump, in the general election, telling a reporter that Trump would be "a danger to the country."[8] Uproar over Orr's comments resulted in his credentials as a delegate being withheld which led him to leave the convention early.[9]
Orr officially left the Republican Party in February 2021, changing his registration to unaffiliated.[10]
References
- ^ "North Carolina Judicial Branch". Supreme Court. March 27, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Richard Wagner, "Justice Orr Describes Institute’s Role," Carolina Journal Online, August 17, 2004.
- ^ "Under the Dome: Orr Warms to Republican Gubernatorial Bid, The News & Observer, December 15, 2006.
- ^ "Orr Announces Bid for North Carolina Governor," Triangle Business Journal, January 30, 2007.
- ^ News & Observer[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Orr joins Poyner Spruill law firm | newsobserver.com projects". Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ Governor's Office press release
- ^ "Former NC justice: Trump would be 'danger to the country'". WRAL.com. July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Bob Orr's Trump comments spur his departure :: WRAL.com". July 24, 2016. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016.
- ^ Robert Orr [@JudgeBobOrr] (February 17, 2021). "Just made it official. After 45 years as a registered Republican, I am now an Unaffiliated voter. I leave the GOP having won 4 statewide elections in NC as the Republican nominee. Only 3 others in NC history have won more. https://t.co/Q2TjShOmdI" (Tweet) – via Twitter.