Judge Ola M. Lewis: A Passion for Public Service
Judge
Ola M. Lewis, of Boiling Springs Lake, has been breaking ground her
entire career. She’s been the youngest North Carolina District Court
Judge (1993) and North Carolina Special District Court Judge (2000),
the first female African-American District Court Judge in North
Carolina, and one of only two (not the first, but a rarefied position
nonetheless) female African-American Superior Court Judges in North
Carolina. All of this carries some weighty expectations: Can you
succeed while breaking new ground? How will you leave your mark? How do
you stay true to yourself, your career and your community?
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