Charles Houston Endowed Chair — Professor Irving L. Joyner

Charles Hamilton Houston Endowed Chair Announced

North Carolina Central University School of Law proudly announces Professor Irving L. Joyner as the 2021 Charles Hamilton Houston Chair

Irving Joyner is an expert in civil rights law and history and a national renowned civil rights lawyer. Professor Joyner is a prolific writer and his articles has appeared in numerous law reviews and other publications. Joyner’s article “Pimping Brown v. Board of Education: The Destruction of African American Schools and the Mis-Education of African American Students,” was published in the Fall 2013 edition of the North Carolina Central University Law Journal. He also wrote and updated three editions of his book, Criminal Procedure in North Carolina, and has regularly prepared law review articles, CLE presentations, appellate and amicus briefs and other writings which focused on voting rights, educational equity, police misconduct and other criminal and race related topics.

The Law School is proud that Professor Joyner is an invaluable part of its law school faculty and has served as an Associate Dean of the school. Students from surrounding law schools are eager to come to NCCU Law School to take his courses. Joyner is a regular legal commentator for local, state and national media primarily in the areas of criminal law and procedure, politics, civil rights and other racial justice issues and is co-host of the highly acclaimed Legal Eagle Review which airs on WNCU 90.7 FM.

It is only fitting that Professor Joyner is honored with the Charles Hamilton Houston Endowed Chair. Dean Houston was one of the most prominent lawyers in the country who trained and mentored a generation of Black lawyers including Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. His legacy has been acknowledged by countless bar associations and law schools. We are equally honored to acknowledge Professor Joyner’s contributions, not only to our law school, but to this region, state and country.