APPELLATE
ANGELA FARAG CRADDOCK
Young Moore and Henderson, Raleigh
Hometown: Wichita Falls, Texas
Undergraduate: UNC Chapel Hill
Law: UNC School of Law
Practiced law: 18 years
Family: Wife to Tyler, dog mom to Hoss and glitter aunt to Jacob, Brett, Lauren, Harper and Asher.
High school group: Cheerleader
Karaoke night song: “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’” by Loretta Lynn.
One meal to eat forever: Egyptian stuffed cabbage rolls, preferably as prepared by my Aunt Yolanda.
Bucket list item: I’ve still never been to Dollywood. That really needs to change.
Random impulse buy: Too many things from my Instagram feed early in the morning before my discretion is awake. The latest is a t-shirt with the faces of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings that says “Where there’s a Willie, there’s a Waylon.”
Most used emoji: Shoulder shrug
Movies you could quote by heart: “The Big Lebowski,” “Clueless,” “Goodfellas” and “Spaceballs”
Favorite winter activity: Binge-watching Hallmark Channel holiday movies.
Definition of success: Favorably impacting outcomes — for my family, clients, my team, the jurisprudence and even for, or maybe especially for, the people at the party enjoying music on the playlist I likely insisted on curating for the event. ■
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