Judge Snepp Story

Item #331

True Builders of America

(December, 1987) Judge Snepp is another member of the True Builders of America Series. The Judge is intended to honor all judges, and I’ve chosen one whose wisdom and fairness are widely recognized in my area. Frank W. Snepp has practiced law in Charlotte since 1948, and is Senior Resident Superior Court Judge of the 26th Judicial District for the State of North Carolina. The pose is how you’d expect to find a judge after many hours of listening—the body is relaxed but the brain is alert, listening closely to all of the evidence. The titles of the books around him reflect the sources of his judicial strength: The United States Constitution, The Bill of Rights, Federal Law, State Law, The Bible, Common Sense, and close to his feet, Poetry, for emotions also plays a part in justice. However, Pride and Prejudice could have no place among his favored readings! Because the quality of mercy “is not strained” my Judge is assured and at peace with his life of decision-making. He knows that those special scales of justice have stayed in balance throughout the years of human drama played out before him in his courtroom.

Dr. Thomas F. Clark