McKinley Wooten, Jr.

McKinley Wooten is an experienced legal and administrative professional currently serving as Assistant Secretary at the North Carolina Department of Revenue since April 2021. Wooten has held multiple key positions at the NC Administrative Office of the Courts since 2009, including Interim Director and Director, in addition to the role of Deputy Director. Prior to this, Wooten worked as Deputy Secretary at the North Carolina Department of Administration from 2001 to 2009 and as Inspector General at the North Carolina Department of Justice from 1999 to 2001. McKinley Wooten earned a JD from Vanderbilt University Law School and a BA in English from Morehouse College, in addition to graduating from Kinston High School.