Mary Ann Tally files for Superior Court Judge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: February 9, 2010

Contact: Jennifer Blue (jenniferblue@nc.rr.com)

Fayetteville attorney Mary Ann Tally filed today to run for Superior Court Judge. Tally filed for one of two seats in Cumberland County Superior Court District 12C. The seats are currently held by Judge James Ammons and Judge Lynn Johnson. Johnson is not running for re-election.

“I look forward to the opportunity to serve the people of Cumberland County,” said Ms. Tally. “I have deep respect for our courts and judicial system and want to ensure that we can provide justice for all of our citizens.”

Ms. Tally has lived in Fayetteville since 1974 and has been practicing law for 35 years. She is currently an attorney with Tally & Tally, a family-owned firm whose other members include her husband and two sons. She also serves as the Director of the Trial Assistance Unit at the Center for Death Penalty Litigation.

Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Ms. Tally received her law degree from Duke University. She began her legal career as an assistant Public Defender for the Twelfth Judicial District in 1974. She was later appointed to head the office and remained in that position until 1993.

Ms. Tally has been active in the legal community across the state and has received numerous awards and recognition for her work. She also served as an adjunct professor of law at the University of North Carolina School of Law. She is an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, serving both as a piano accompanist and singing in the First Praise choir.

If elected, Ms. Tally would be the first woman ever to serve on the Superior Court bench in Cumberland County.