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Albert S. Thomas, Jr.
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Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Major Civil Disputes
- Appellate Law
- Mediation
Practice Areas
- Workers' Compensation
- Major Civil Disputes
- Appellate Law
- Mediation
Past Positions
- North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge, 2001 to 2002
- Seventh Judicial District, Chief District Judge, 1996 to 2001
- State of North Carolina, District Judge, 1980 to 1996
- Thomas and Farris, Attorney, 1975 to 1980
- United Press International, Correspondent, 1969 to 1970
- Wilmington Star newspaper, columnist and correspondent 1969-1984
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1975
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1978
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1978
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1978
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
Professional Associations
- Board of Directors, Executive Board, Wilson YMCA
- Governor's Crime Commission, 1997 to 2002
- Governor's Crime Commission, 2005 to 2009
- Governor's Crime Commission, Executive Board, 1998 to 2000
- State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice, 1999 to 2001
- North Carolina Supreme Court Custody Mediation Subcommittee, 1999 to 2003
- North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, 1999 to 2001
- Conference of District Court Judges' Juvenile Justice Committee, Chairman, 1996 to 2000
- Governor's Juvenile Code Revision Committee, 1977 to 1979
- Guardian Ad Litem Advisory Committee, 1994 to 2000
- Governor's Commission on Juvenile Crime and Justice, Code Advisory Committee, 1997 to 1998
- Wilson YMCA Board, 2003
- Y.O.U.T.H. of Wilson, Founding Board
- Wilson Families in Action, Founding Board
- Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 1988 to 1991
- Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee, 1989 to 1991
- St. Therese Catholic Church, Member, 1986 to 1988
- Parish Advisory Council, Member, 1986 to 1988
- Wilson County 4-H and Youth Advisory Board, 1979 to 1980
- Wilson 2000 Board, 1987 to 1988
- Wilson Police Project Turnaround Board, 1996 to 1997
- Wilson Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board, 1995 to 2001
- Nash Community College Criminal Justice Curriculum Review Committee, 1998 to 2000
- Wilson County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, 1991 to 2001
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- J.D. - 1975
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- A.B. - 1971
- Honors: Honorary Journalism Society
- Major: Journalism
Classes / Seminars
- Adjunct Instructor, Wesleyan College, 1987 to 1990
- Adjunct Instructor, Barton College, 1978 to Present
- Instructor, North Carolina Judges' Certification for Juvenile Court, 1990 to 2000
Published Works
- Juvenile Court Procedures, North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, 1992
- Directed and wrote script for “Alternatives”, a juvenile law training film for the AOC
Fraternities or Sororities
- Kappa Tau Alpha