The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, December 17, 1995              TAG: 9512170139
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
DATELINE: MANNS HARBOR                       LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

COLE APPOINTED

The Honorable J.D. Cole of Hertford has been appointed to the Criminal Laws, Procedures, and Sentencing Committee by North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight.

The Criminal Laws, Procedures, and Sentencing Committee has been established to study issues surrounding criminal offenses, criminal penalties, criminal process procedure, sentencing, and related matters.

Cole, a 1987 graduate of the North Carolina Central University School of Law, is currently a District Court judge in the First Judicial District. by CNB