I. Beverly Lake

I. Beverly Lake, Jr. (born 30 January 1934) is an American jurist and public official, who served as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he is the son of I. Beverly Lake Sr. and Gertrude Bell Lake. He was raised in Wake Forest, North Carolina and earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a youth. He received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award as an adult. Lake also served briefly in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. After he earned his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1960, he entered into several private practices. Between 1969 and 1976, Lake served as a deputy attorney general for the state of North Carolina. After serving two terms in the North Carolina General...