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EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND:
1970 - The University of South Carolina
- JD, Columbia, South Carolina; Managing Editor, Law
Review; Honor Council
1967 - The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill - AB History, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1963 - Swansboro High School, Swansboro,
North Carolina
PROFESSIONAL
BACKGROUND:
02/09/01 to Present: Associate
Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
11/96 to 02/09/01: Stubbs &
Perdue,
PA Concentrated in the area of litigation, both civil
and criminal,
in State and Federal Courts.
09/81 to 10/96:
US Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North
Carolina
09/81 to 09/87:
First Assistant, US Attorney
09/87 to 04/88:
Acting US Attorney
04/88 to 12/93:
Senior Litigation Counsel
12/93 to 02/94:
Acting US Attorney
02/94 to 10/96:
Senior Litigation Counsel
While serving in the US Attorney's Office,
supervised both Criminal and Civil Divisions. Personally
tried in excess of 100 criminal jury trials. Prosecutions
have included public corruption, narcotics, conspiracies,
fraud, regulatory, health, safety and environmental
violations.
12/77 to 09/81:
Counsel, United States Senate
12/77 to 10/79:
Counsel, Senate Ethics Committee
10/79 to 09/81:
Legislative Counsel and Staff Director,
Senator Harrison Schmitt (R - New Mexico)
While counsel to Senate Ethics Committee, served as
staff counsel on investigations of Senator Edward
Brooke and Senator Herman Talmadge. As legislative
counsel to Senator Schmitt, a former astronaut, coordinated
a legislative policy staff of 5-20 people covering
virtually every area of legislative interest.
02/74 to 12/77:
Philadelphia Strike Force,
Organized Crime and Racketeering Section,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11/70 to 02/74:
Active Duty, US Marine Corps & Adjunct Professor,
UNC School of Law
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
Bar of U.S. Supreme Court
North Carolina State Bar
Bar of the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
Bar of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
North Carolina Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association
Member, N.C. Sentencing Commission (2003-date)
Eastern North Carolina Inns of Court
Military Officers of America
Marine Corps Intelligence Association
Marine Corps Reserve Association
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Married to Lucci
McCullough.
Two daughters, Sarah 30, and Lauren, 24.
Members of the Methodist Church.
HOBBIES:
Jogging, sailing and outdoor sports
MILITARY SERVICE:
11/70 to 10/98 - Colonel, US Marine Corps
Reserves (Ret.)
Col. John D. (Doug) McCullough was commissioned in
August, 1968 upon completion of Officer Candidates
School. He was then released to pursue his law degree
at the University of South Carolina, returning to
active duty as a 1st Lt. on November, 1970 when he
entered The Basic School.
Following graduation from The
Basic School and Naval Justice School in Newport,
RI where he was an honor graduate, Col. McCullough
was assigned to MCRD, Parris Island. There he served
as both trial and defense counsel, earning a Certificate
of Commendation upon his re-transfer to Naval Justice
School where he was an instructor in military law
until his release from active duty on February, 1974.
Col. McCullough's first reserve unit was Golf
Battery, 3rd Bn., 14th Marines in Trenton, N.J. He
transferred to the 12th Counterintelligence Team,
Washington, D.C. in the spring of 1978, later assuming
the command of the 10th Counterintelligence Team upon
his promotion to Major. While with the Teams, he earned
his 0202 MOS attending the Amphibious Intelligence
course at LFTCLANT where he was an honor graduate.
After service with the 4th CAG, Col. McCullough assumed
command of Supply Co. (-), 4th Supply Bn., in Raleigh,
N.C. from September, 1982 to March, 1985 earning his
second Certificate of Commendation from the CG, 4th
FSSG while his unit won the Cates Award. He then joined
the FMFLANT IMA Detachment as a newly promoted Lt.
Col. where he held a series of billets in the intelligence
section, culminating with that of G-2 during Operation
Desert Storm. He was awarded the Navy Commendation
Medal for this period of service and was promoted
to Colonel on November 10, 1989.
Colonel McCullough next reported to HQMC Intelligence
IMA Det. where he served as a Liaison Officer to the
Naval Reserve Intelligence Command from April, 1002
until October 1st, 1995 when he transferred to NMITC
as the OIC of the IMA Detachment. His decorations
include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation
Medal, and Meritorious Unit Citation.
