Thank you for your many letters, cards, telephone calls, and e-mails of support and encouragement over the past weeks and days. I am deeply honored to serve as one of your Judges on the North Carolina Court of Appeals for the past eight years. Many of you inquired of my plans and activities for the future. Last month, the Governor of North Carolina issued Commissions to me, both as a Recall Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as an Emergency Superior Court Judge. These Commissions enable me to continue to serve as a Judge, in both the trial and appellate courts, on an as needed basis. During January I completed the New Superior Court Judges training with 16 other Superior Court Judges.

I am currently in my 23rd year of teaching as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Campbell Law School. Prior to joining the Court, a major part of my law practice involved serving as an Arbitrator and Mediator. I continue to be available for appellate mediations at the Court of Appeals, have re-joined the U.S. District Court Mediation Panel for the Eastern District of North Carolina, have been re-instated to the Arbitration and Mediation Panels of the American Arbitration Association, and have pending applications to join other national Arbitration and Mediation Panels.

I am also pleased to announce that two of my articles will soon be published, one in the Charter issue of the Charlotte Law Review next month and another in the Campbell Law Review in May. Earlier this month, I accepted an invitation to present a legal continuing education seminar in September. The opportunity to continue to serve the public and the legal profession through these and other avenues is very rewarding. 

Kirby and I and our family appreciate your continued interest in and support of our efforts. As additional news becomes available, please continue to visit this website for announcements. Thank you for your friendship, thoughts and prayers in the future.

I have updated the report on my website to reflect the final totals of my judicial performance for the eight (8) years of my term. This information is available for your review by clicking the Judicial Performance tab above.

Very truly yours,