Robert Joyce

Bob Joyce joined the School of Government (then the Institute of Government) in 1980. He previously practiced law with Chadbourne & Parke in New York and with Barber & Joyce in Pittsboro, NC. He is a past member of the executive committees of the Education Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys. He has served as editor of the School's Legislative Reporting Service, School Law Bulletin, and Popular Government. His publications include The Law of Employment in North Carolina's Public Schools, The Precinct Manual, and chapters in Education Law in North Carolina. Joyce earned a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Fields of Expertise Education Law Elections Law Employer-Employee Relations Employment Law Higher Education Law News Media-Government Relations Office-Holding (Multiple and Incompatible) Open Meetings Public Records (Personnel) Redistricting School Law (School as Employer) Voting Rights