Albert S. Thomas Jr.

PARTNER

Location: Wilson, North Carolina
Phone: 252-360-1379
1-888-981-4857 (Toll Free)
Fax: 252-243-0606
Email: E-mail me

Areas of Practice

  • Workers' Compensation
  • Major Civil Disputes
  • Appellate Law
  • Mediation

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

Education

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

Classes/Seminars

  • Adjunct Instructor, Wesleyan College, 1987 - 1990
  • Adjunct Instructor, Barton College, 1978-1980, 2003 - Present
  • Instructor, North Carolina, Judges' Certification for Juvenile Court, 1990 - 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Board of Directors, Executive Board, Wilson YMCA
  • Governor's Crime Commission, 1997 - 2002, 2005-2009
  • Governor's Crime Commission, Executive Board, 1998 - 2000
  • State Advisory Council on Juvenile Justice, 1999 - 2001
  • North Carolina Supreme Court Custody Mediation Subcommittee, 1999 - 2003
  • North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission, 1999 - 2001
  • Conference of District Court Judges' Juvenile Justice Committee, Chairperson, 1996 - 2000
  • Governor's Juvenile Code Revision Committee, 1977 - 1979
  • Guardian Ad Litem Advisory Committee, 1994 - 2000
  • Governor's Commission on Juvenile Crime and Justice, Code Advisory Committee, 1997 - 1998
  • Y.O.U.T.H. of Wilson, Founding Board
  • Wilson Families in Action, Founding Board
  • Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 1988 - 1991
  • Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee, 1989 - 1991
  • St. Therese Parish Advisory Council, Member, 1986 - 1988
  • Wilson County 4-H and Youth Advisory Board, 1979 - 1980
  • Wilson 2000 Board, 1987 - 1988
  • Wilson Police Project Turnaround Board, 1996 - 1997
  • Wilson Criminal Justice Partnership Advisory Board, 1995 - 2001
  • Nash Community College Criminal Justice Curriculum Review Committee, 1998 - 2000
  • Wilson County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, 1991 - 2001

Past Employment Positions

  • North Carolina Court of Appeals, Judge, 2001 - 2002
  • Seventh Judicial District, Chief District Judge, 1996 - 2001
  • State of North Carolina, District Judge, 1980 - 1996
  • Thomas Law, Attorney, 1975 - 1980
  • United Press International, correspondent, 1969 - 1970
  • Wilmington Star newspaper, columnist and correspondent 1969-1984