Donna Stroud

Donna Stroud
Chief Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2024
Appointed byCheri Beasley
Preceded byLinda McGee
Succeeded byChris Dillon
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Assumed office
January 1, 2007
Preceded byLinda Stephens
Personal details
Born (1964-06-28) June 28, 1964
PartyRepublican
SpouseJ. Wilson Stroud
Children2
Alma materCampbell University (BA, JD)
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Donna S. Stroud (born June 28, 1964) is an American lawyer and jurist who was elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 2006 election. She was reelected to the court unopposed in 2014 and reelected again in 2022.

Stroud was appointed Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals by outgoing Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and sworn in by Chief Justice Paul Martin Newby in January 2021. Newby removed her as Chief Judge and appointed Chris Dillon instead of her, without explanation, in 2024.