Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released a repeat offender later accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, is not licensed to practice law
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Magistrate Judge Teresa Stokes, who released a repeat offender later accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, is not licensed to practice law in North Carolina, according to the state’s official database of registered lawyers.
When Stokes’ name is entered into the North Carolina State Bar’s lawyer look-up tool, the system returns an error, indicating she does not hold a license to practice as an attorney in the state.
