Joseph W. Grier, Jr.
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, August 5, 1915; admitted to bar, North Carolina (1940); U.S. Supreme Court (1947); U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (1952).
Education
University of North Carolina (A.B., 1937); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1940). Member, Grier, Parker, Poe, Thompson, Bernstein, Gage and Preston (1946-1983). Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1953.
Memberships
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; American Law Institute; Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
Reported Cases
United Steel Workers of America, A.F.L.C.I.O. v. R.H. Bouligny, Inc., 382 U.S. 145, 86 S. Ct. 272 (1965); In re Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina, 973 F.2d 1133 (4th Cir. 1992); City of Charlotte v. Charlotte Park and Recreation Commission, 278 N.C. 26, 178 S.E.2d 601 (1971).
Community Activities
Trustee, YMCA of Greater Charlotte (Metro Board); Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Queens University.
Concentration
Estates, Trusts, Eminent Domain, Municipalities.