Fred J. Williams - Associate Professor of Law/J.D.
B.A., Duke University; J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

  Professor Williams was born in Durham, NC on Sept. 19, 1951 and attended schools in Durham, NC, Newbury, SC and Sheffield, MA, graduating from Berkshire School in 1969. He received a B.A. in History/Political Science from Duke University in December 1972 and received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976. After graduation, he served as an Assistant Public Defender in Fayetteville, NC until January 1980 when he was hired as a Visiting Professor at the NCCU School of Law. There, he taught Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, and directed the Criminal Litigation Clinic until January 1985 when he was sworn in as a Special Superior Court Judge after his appointment to that position by then Governor James Hunt. In August 1987, he returned to his teaching career at the NCCU School of Law.

  He has presented at various CLE programs for the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, the Conference of Superior Court Judges, the North Carolina Public Defender's Association and other bar organizations.

  He served as the Secretary of the NCABL for more than fourteen years and is a member of the NCABL, North Carolina Bar Association, and the George White Bar, and has been licensed to practice law in North Carolina since August 1976. Williams taught at the regional NITA program in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for ten years. He attended and completed courses at the National College of Criminal Defense Lawyers & Public Defenders. He was Chair of the American Bar Association Competitions Committee from 1987-1990. He presently services as a board member of North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services and the Alcohol Drug Council of North Carolina.

  Professor Williams can be reached at (919) 530-7817. His address is P.O. Box 197, Durham, NC 27702-0197. His e-mail address is fwilliams@wpo.nccu.edu.

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Contact Information:
P.O. Box 197
Durham NC 27702-0197
(919) 530-7817 - Phone
fwilliams@nccu.edu - Email