[2] Newby removed her as Chief Judge and appointed Chris Dillon instead of her, without explanation, in 2024.
[3] She graduated from Campbell University, summa cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in Government in 1985, and from the Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, with a J.D.
[5] After completing law school, she joined the law firm of Kirk, Gay, Kirk, Gwynn & Howell in Wendell, North Carolina as an associate.
In 1995, she became a founding partner in the law firm of Gay, Stroud & Jackson, LLP.
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