In Memoriam: Joseph E. Stroud Jr.

Joseph E. Stroud Jr. died at home on March 25, 2025. He was 74.

Stroud focused his private practice on criminal defense in Duplin, Jones, Onslow and Sampson counties and was a state board certified specialist in criminal law. He was counsel to several towns and municipalities as well. He earned his undergraduate degree from East Carolina University and his law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.

Stroud was an NCAJ member from 1986 to 2015.

Find his obituary here.