What is I. Beverly Lake Jr.?
[[File:I. Beverly Lake Jr.jpg|right|200px]] '''Isaac Beverly Lake Jr.''' (January 30, 1934 – September 12, 2019) was an [[Americans|American]] jurist and public official. He was [[chief justice]] of the [[North Carolina Supreme Court]] from 2001 through 2006. In 2006, Lake Jr. led the North Carolina Actual Innocence Commission, to review police and prosecution procedures and recommend reform to prevent wrongful convicts. He was born in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. Lake Jr. died on September 12, 2019 in Raleigh at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wral.com/former-chief-justice-who-pushed-for-innocence-process-dies/18629713/ |title=Chief Justice who pushed for innocence process dies |access-date=2019-09-13 |archive-date=2019-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913033910/https://www.wral.com/former-chief-justice-who-pushed-for-innocence-process-dies/18629713/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lake Jr., I. Beverly}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Lawyers from North Carolina]] [[Category:Politicians from Raleigh, North Carolina]] {{US-bio-stub}}