Joseph Branch

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Joseph Branch (1915–1991) was an American jurist who served as Associate Justice (1966–1979) and then Chief Justice (1979–1986) of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was a native of Halifax County, North Carolina and earned his law degree from Wake Forest University.

Branch served in the state House of Representatives from 1947 through 1954. He was a close advisor to Governor Luther Hodges in the 1950s and managed the successful 1964 campaign of Governor Daniel K. Moore. Moore appointed Branch to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 1966. Branch was then elected by the voters in 1966, 1968, and 1976. Governor Jim Hunt appointed Branch to replace Susie Sharp as Chief Justice in 1979, making him the state's twentieth Chief Justice.

Legal offices
Preceded by Susie Sharp	Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court 1979 - 1986	Succeeded by Rhoda Billings

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Name	Branch, Joseph
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Short description	American judge
Date of birth	1915
Place of birth
Date of death	1991
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