James G. Exum Jr.

• 2009 John McNeill Smith, Jr., Award from the North Carolina Bar Association Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section
• Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® (Woodward/White, Inc.), Appellate Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation (2007-2013)
• Martindale-Hubbell's top ("AV") Peer Review Rating *
• Selected by Law & Politics Magazine for inclusion in North Carolina Super Lawyers, Appellate, 2006-2011
• Judge John J. Parker Award, North Carolina Bar Association
• Alumni Achievement Award, NYU School of Law
• Herbert Harley Award, The American Judicature Society
• James Iredell Award, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Norman A. Wiggins School of Law, Campbell University
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• William Richardson Davie Award, Trustees, UNC-CH
• Distinguished Service Award, General Alumni Association, UNC-CH
• Frank Porter Graham Award, American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina
• President, Phi Beta Kappa, UNC-CH
• Morehead Scholar, UNC-CH
• Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, UNC-CH
• Root-Tilden Scholar, New York University School of Law
• Benjamin F. Butler Memorial Award, NYU School of Law

* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

• Fellow, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
• American Bar Association:  House of Delegates, 1993-96; Chairperson, ABA Criminal Justice Standards Committee, 1990-93
• Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation: State Chair, 1995-2003
• North Carolina Bar Association:  Member, Committee on Judicial Independence, 2003-present; Appellate Rules Study Committee, 1985-87; Vice-Chairman, Task Force on Alternatives to Litigation, 1983-85; Vice-President, 1979-80
• International Society of Barristers
• Guilford Inn of Court

• Paul Green Foundation; Sustainable North Carolina; Fair Trial Initiative; Court Watch; Habitat for Humanity, 1995-98
• Mason, 32°, K.C.C.H.
• Greensboro City Club
• Carolina Club
• Sherwood Swim & Racquet Club
• Neuse Sailing Association
• Watauga Club
• Conversation Club

• Law Clerk, Senior Associate Justice Emery B. Denny, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1960-61
• Attorney, Smith Moore Smith Schell & Hunter, Greensboro, NC, 1961-67
• Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1967
• Resident Superior Court Judge, Guilford County, 1967-74
• Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1974-86
• Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1986-94
• Of Counsel, Smith Moore, 1996-present
• Adjunct Faculty, Duke University School of Law, 1995-96
• General Counsel, General Alumni Association, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998-2001

• While an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Jim Exum wrote 402 opinions for the Court and 208 concurring or dissenting opinions.  As a lawyer, he has participated in over 40 appeals in state and federal appellate courts.
  
  Representative, recent appellate cases in which he participated in both the briefing and oral arguments are:
  • Analog Devices, Inc. v. Michalski, _____ N.C. App. _____, 579 S.E.2d 449 (2003)
  • Governors Club, Inc. v. Governors Club Ltd Partnership, et al, 152 N.C. App. 240, 567 S.E.2d 781 (2002), aff'd, 357 N.C. 46, 577 S.E.2d 620 (2003)
  • Martishius v. Carolco Studios, 355 N.C. 465, 562 S.E.2d 887 (2002)
  • Royal, et al. v. State, et al., 153 N.C. App. 495, 570 S.E.2d 738 (2002), review denied, 356 N.C. 677, 576 S.E.2d 111 (2003)
  • Guilford Financial Services v. City of Brevard, 356 N.C. 655, 576 S.E.2d 325 (2002)
  • Piedmont Triad Airport Authority v. Urbine, 354 N.C. 336, 554 S.E.2d 331 (2001)
  • Williamson v. Liptzin, 141 N.C. App. 1, 539 S.E.2d 313 (2000), review denied, 353 N.C. 456 (2001)
  • New Horizon of New York, LLC v. Jacobs, et al., 231 F.3d 143 (4th Cir. 2000)
  • State v. Israel, 353 N.C. 211, 539 S.E.2d 633 (2000)
  • Cato v. Crown Financial, 131 N.C. App. 154, 683, 508 S.E.2d 822 (1998, review denied, 350 N.C. 836, 536 S.E.2d 836 (1999)

• "Appellate Advocacy", The Appellate Advocate (American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Issue 1, 2003)
• "The Warren Court and State Constitutional Law," The Warren Court, Ed. Bernard Schwartz (Oxford University Press, 1996)(Chapter co-written with Professor Louis D. Bilionis, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill) "Rediscovering State Constitutions," 70 N.C. L. Rev. 1741 (1992); "Judicial Selection in North Carolina," North Carolina State Bar Quarterly, (Vol. 35, No. 3, Summer 1988); "The Legal Profession:  How Do We See Ourselves?" North Carolina State Bar Quarterly, (Vol. 35, No. 2, Spring 1988); "The Death Penalty in North Carolina," 8 Campbell Law Review 1 (1985); "The Lawyer as Peacemaker," Barnotes, (North Carolina Bar Association, Vol. 34, No. 1, Feb-Mar 1983); "The Perjurious Criminal Defendant:  A Solution to His Lawyer's Dilemma," Social Responsibility:  Journalism, Law, Medicine, Vol. VI (Washington and Lee University, 1980).