Edward Thomas Brady

Edward Thomas Brady is an American trial attorney and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He was elected in November 2002 as a Republican, defeating incumbent G. K. Butterfield. His term expired in January 2011 and he did not seek re-election in 2010. He was the last serving North Carolina Supreme Court justice to be elected in a partisan race. All judicial races in North Carolina became non-partisan as the result of the Judicial Campaign Reform Act signed into law by Governor Mike Easley on October 8, 2002.

According to the North Carolina Courts website, "Justice Brady’s judicial philosophy is, first of all, to uphold his oath of office and 'support, maintain, and defend the Constitution.' Justice Brady has a strong commitment to the rule of law, which means that no one person is above the law, and judges are no exception. He believes that the judiciary of North Carolina must remain independent and a separate co-ordinate equal branch of the government of the State of North Carolina, free from undue interference. Justice Brady understands the role of judges is to interpret the law and Constitution as written rather than rewrite the law based upon a judge’s own policy preferences and thereby thwart the express will of the people."

Born in New York State, Brady enlisted in the United States Army in 1965 as a Private and was decorated for his service in the Vietnam War. After serving on Active Duty, Brady served as a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms with a post of duty in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Brady studied at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and received an undergraduate Degree in Criminal Justice. Subsequently, in 1977 he studied at the City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice and was awarded a master's degree in Criminal Justice. He also earned a law degree from the California Western School of Law, San Diego, California and was awarded the Dean's Award. Justice Brady is a member of the state bar of Georgia, the North Carolina state bar, and the District of Columbia bar.

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