Trey Allen
{{Short description|American judge (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Trey Allen
| office = Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
| term_start = January 1, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = Sam J. Ervin IV
| successor =
| birth_name = Curtis Hudson Allen III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|11|20}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = University of North Carolina, Pembroke (BA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD)
| branch = {{flag|United States Marine Corps}}
| unit = United States Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division
| serviceyears = 2000–2005
| battles = Operation Iraqi Freedom
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
}}
Curtis Hudson "Trey" Allen III{{cite web |url=https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/donor/curtis-hudson-trey-allen-iii?filer=committee-to-elect-robyn-pegram-sta-82r969-c-001-pac |title=Curtis Hudson 'Trey' Allen III - North Carolina Contributor}} (born November 20, 1974){{cite web |url=http://www.myhicksfamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I74&tree=JTHICKS&sitever=standard |title=Lt. Curtis Hudson Allen, III b. 20 Nov 1974: John Thomas and Martha Sanford Hicks Family}} is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was elected in November 2022.
Early life and education
Allen was born in Lumberton, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2000.{{Cite web |title=Trey Allen (North Carolina) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Allen_(North_Carolina) |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Career
From 2000 to 2005, Allen served in the United States Marine Corps. During his service, Allen was deployed to Iraq and was a member of the United States Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division.{{Cite web |title=MEET TREY {{!}} Trey Allen for NC Supreme Court |url=https://www.treyallennc.com/meet-trey |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Trey Allen NC |language=en}} Allen later served as a law clerk for Paul Martin Newby and worked as an attorney at Tharrington Smith LLP in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was the Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term associate Professor of Public Law and Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served as general counsel to the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts.{{Cite web |title=Two Republicans win seats on the NC Supreme Court, flipping majority |url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2022/11/city-nc-supreme-court-2022-election-results |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Daily Tar Heel}} Allen was elected to the North Carolina Supreme Court in November 2022, unseating incumbent Democrat Sam J. Ervin IV.{{Cite web |title=Trey Allen elected to North Carolina Supreme Court Seat 05 |url=https://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2022/11/north-carolina-supreme-court-judge-seat-5-results |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Elon News Network}}{{Cite web |last=WRAL |date=November 6, 2022 |title=NC voters could shift political balance of state's highest court |url=https://www.wral.com/republicans-gain-control-of-state-supreme-court-how-that-could-impact-voting-rights-and-abortion-access/20559501/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=WRAL.com |language=en}}
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Category:North Carolina lawyers
Category:North Carolina Republicans
Category:University of North Carolina at Pembroke alumni
Category:University of North Carolina School of Law alumni
Category:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty
Category:People from Lumberton, North Carolina
Category:People from Robeson County, North Carolina
Category:Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court