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Kerry L. Shipman is an American former magistrate who served in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.[1][2] His writing has addressed race and the reasonable-person standard in criminal law.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Shipman was raised by his mother, a correctional officer. After leaving high school, he earned a high-school credential through Bladen Community College. He subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Shaw University and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Phoenix.[4][5]
In August 2016, he transferred from Charlotte School of Law to Charleston School of Law. His mother and younger brother moved with him to Charleston. Following his mother's death later that year, he raised his brother while continuing his studies.[6] He graduated from Charleston School of Law in December 2018.[5][7]
His 2025 doctoral dissertation at Liberty University, Keep the Family Close: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study on Family Support and Successful Re-Entry, examined family support and reintegration among formerly incarcerated African American men.[8]
Career
[edit]While studying law, Shipman worked as a clerk in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Charleston and the Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office. He was elected president of his law school's National Black Law Students Association chapter and helped host a Minority Law Day event in April 2018.[5] In a September 2018 announcement of the chapter's expungement workshop, Shipman said that fees for clearing criminal records created barriers for low-income applicants.[9]
The North Carolina Judicial Branch's August 2021 speakers list identified Shipman as a Mecklenburg County magistrate.[1]
In November 2022, Shipman appeared on Queen City News to discuss Resolute Charlotte's work with formerly incarcerated people, including employment barriers and a second-chance job fair.[10]
In December 2025, WBTV interviewed him as a former magistrate about changes to North Carolina's bail procedures under Iryna's Law. He said the changes could give judges more time to review cases, while expressing concern about the effects on defendants unable to afford release.[2]
Writing
[edit]In a 2019 article in the Southern Journal of Policy and Justice, Shipman argued that assessments of reasonable conduct in criminal law should account for Black Americans' experiences of policing and racial bias.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Judicial Branch Speakers Bureau: List of Speakers" (PDF). North Carolina Judicial Branch. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- 1 2 Solt, Katy (December 1, 2025). "Iryna's Law takes effect in North Carolina: What we know". WBTV. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- 1 2 Shipman, Kerry L. (2019). "The Reasonable Black Person Standard in Criminal Law: Impartiality, Justice and the Social Sciences" (PDF). Southern Journal of Policy and Justice. 13: 75–92.
- ↑ "Shipman to be speaker for BCC College Readiness graduation". Bladen Journal. May 2, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Bowers, Paul (May 23, 2018). "After mother's death, 2 Charleston brothers struggle to make her proud". The Post and Courier. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ Bowers, Paul (August 17, 2017). "Aspiring first-generation college students seek golden opportunity at Early College High School". The Post and Courier. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ Bowers, Paul (January 28, 2019). "Charleston School of Law still recovering from turbulence". The Post and Courier. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ Shipman, Kerry Lynn (2025). Keep the Family Close: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study on Family Support and Successful Re-Entry (PhD). Liberty University.
- ↑ "Law students host expungement workshop" (Press release). WCBD News 2. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Helping the incarcerated re-enter society in Charlotte". Queen City News (Television interview). November 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2026.