"I am privileged to serve the people of Wake County as a District Court Judge. I want to continue working for the improvement of our Court system for all of our Citizens. I ask for your support and your vote in this election"
--Judge Monica M. Bousman
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, I. Beverly Lake, Jr., thanks Judge Bousman for her work in Juvenile Court
 
Judge Bousman files for election with State Board of Elections Director Gary Bartlett.
 
 
  Judge Monica M. Bousman

Education
North Carolina State University
1978-B. A. with High Honors, Psychology
4Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society
4Alpha Lambda Delta National Honors Society

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
1986-Juris Doctor with Honors
4Holderness Moot Court Bench
4John Marshall Moot Court Competition
4Winner-1984 Interscholastic Moot Court Competition
4 Book Award-Criminal Procedure: Adjudication

Judicial Experience
4Appointed District Court Judge, January 2001
4Chair, Tenth Judicial District Interpreters Committee
4Chair, Calendaring subcommittee,
"Tenth Judicial District Domestic Court Rules"
4Chair, Drafting Committee, revisions to "Procedures for Providing Court
Appointed Interpreters and Rules Applicable to All Interpreters in the Tenth
Judicial District"
4Committee Member, Cross-Training Subcommittee, Court Improvement Project
for Juvenile Court (Abuse, Neglect and Dependency)

Legal Experience
4August 1986 Admitted to the North Carolina State Bar
41986-1988 Attorney-Hensley and Overby
41988-1997 Partner-Hensley, Huggard, Obiol and Bousman
41997-2001 Partner-Hensley, Bousman, Cargill and Bryant, P.L.L.C.

Private practice in the following areas:
4Family Law
4Juvenile Law
4Wills and Estates
4Criminal Defense
4Certified Family Financial Mediator

Professional Experience
41978-1979 Coordinator of Volunteer Services, Cabarrus County Department
of Social Services
41979-1983 Case Worker and Lead Worker, Aid to Families with Dependent
Children, Wake County Department of Social Services

Professional Memberships
4North Carolina State Bar
4Tenth Judicial District Bar
4North Carolina Association of District Court Judges
4National Association of Women Judges
4North Carolina Bar Association
4Wake County Bar Association
4North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
4Wake County Association of Women Attorneys

Community Activities
4Volunteer Mediator-Carolina Dispute Resolution Center
4Fellow-North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership
4HopeLine Volunteer-24 hour crisis intervention line
4Volunteer-Wake County Bar Association's "Lunch with a Lawyer"
Program for underprivileged children
4Volunteer Judge-Wade Edwards Mock Trial Competition
4Guest Presenter-St. Mary's High School Career Day
4Member-Aversboro Road Baptist Church, Garner, NC
--Chair, Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Specialized Training
4School for District Court Judges (Institute of Government, The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill), 2001
4"Evidence" (North Carolina Association of District Court Judges Special Topic Seminar), 2002
4"Arbitrating Family Law Cases in North Carolina" (American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, North Carolina Chapter), 2002
412th Annual National Conference on Domestic Violence, (National College of District Attorneys) Chicago, Illinois, 2002
4"Guardian ad Litem New Attorney Training" (State of North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program), 2003
4"Termination of Parental Rights Training" (Guardian ad Litem Program and Office of Indigent Services), 2003
4"WCHS' Intake Process & Structured Decision Making," 2003
4"Services Available to Children Involved with Wake County Human Services", September, 2003 and January, 2004
4"The Child's Best Interest-The Polar Star," (20th Anniversary of the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program), 2003
4"Child Medical Examinations When Physical Abuse is Alleged in Wake County," 2004
4North Carolina Association of District Court Judges Conference (Institute of Government, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Case Law and Statutory Law Updates in Criminal, Domestic, Domestic Violence and Juvenile Law-June, 2001; October, 2001; June 2002; June, 2003
4"Advanced Mediator Training-The Language of Numbers: Negotiating and Mediating Claims for Money," (Mediation, Inc.), 1999
4"Arbitrator Training for Civil District Court," (The Administrative Office of the Courts), July, 1999
4"Equitable Distribution Mediation Seminars," (Mediation, Inc.), 1999
4"Forty Hour Mediator Training for Family and Divorce Mediation in North Carolina," (Mediation, Inc.), 1998
4"Arbitration for Attorneys Serving in the Wake County Equitable Distribution Program," (Mediation Services of Wake, Inc.), 1998