Hon. Henry L. Stevens

Henry L. Stevens IV is a District Court Judge in the 4A/4B Judicial District, serving Duplin, Jones, Sampson, and Onslow counties. He was appointed by former Gov. Jim Hunt in 1999 and re-elected in 2016. Stevens also serves as State Staff Judge Advocate of the North Carolina National Guard. He comes from a long line of attorneys and judges, with his father and grandfather holding Superior Court judgeships in the same district.

Henry Leonidas Stevens Jr. was a Superior Court judge from 1939 to 1962 and an emergency judge from 1963 until his death. He was a decorated veteran of World War I and served as National Commander of the American Legion from 1931 to 1932. Stevens practiced law in Kenansville after completing his studies at Harvard Law School.

Experience:
District Court Judge, 4A/4B Judicial District; State Staff Judge Advocate, North Carolina National Guard

Superior Court Judge, Sixth Judicial District; National Commander, American Legion; County Attorney, Duplin County

Education:
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; J.D., Regent University School of Law

Porter Military Academy; University of North Carolina; Harvard Law School

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