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Samuel James Ervin IV (born November 18, ) is a North Carolina lawyer and jurist who served on the North Carolina Supreme Court from to He previously served as a state Utilities Commissioner and as a judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He is the grandson of U.S.

SenatorSam J. Ervin, Jr. and the son of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge Sam J. Ervin III.

Early life and career

Ervin was born and raised in Morganton, North Carolina, where he lives today. Ervin attended Burke County public schools and graduated in from Freedom High School.^[1] He graduated magna cum laude from Davidson College, where he majored in history, and he earned his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in

Ervin practiced law in Morganton from until In , Ervin was appointed to the North Carolina Utilities Commission by GovernorJim Hunt.

He was reappointed by Governor Mike Easley in The Utilities Commission is a quasi