In addition to his work in the General Assembly, Thomas was a partner in the New Bern law firm Chesnutt, Clemmons, Thomas, and Peacock. He quit this post upon appointment as District Attorney. His wife, Sherri, is an elementary school principal and they are the parents of three daughters.
Thomas was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1998. He was then elected to the North Carolina Senate representing the 2nd senatorial district. On January 18, 2006, Thomas resigned as State Senator to become District Attorney.[1] He was appointed to the vacant post on January 24 by Governor Mike Easley to replace W. David McFadyen Jr., who retired early. Thomas was sworn in on January 30.[2][3] He has been elected District Attorney four times and is serving his fourth term. C.W. "Pete" Bland, the Sheriff of Craven County, North Carolina, was appointed to replace Thomas in the State Senate.[4] Bland was defeated for election to a full term by Republican State Representative Jean Preston.[5]
District Attorneyedit
Thomas is the North Carolina Prosecutorial District 4, which includes Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties. He is a past President of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys and former Chairman of the Governor's Crime Commission.[6]
Referencesedit
^New Bern Sun Journal. , accessed 2 February 2006.
^New Bern Sun Journal. , accessed 2 February 2006.
^Press Release, Office of the NC Governor. GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS THOMAS AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR CRAVEN, CARTERET AND PAMLICO COUNTIES, accessed 2 February 2006.
District Attorney for North Carolina's 4th district 2006–present
Incumbent
October 28, 2023
scott, thomas, district, attorney, scott, thomas, born, july, 1966, republican, politician, attorney, serves, district, attorney, north, carolina, prosecutorial, district, previously, served, both, north, carolina, house, representatives, north, carolina, sena. Scott Thomas born July 19 1966 is a Republican politician and attorney who serves as the District Attorney for North Carolina Prosecutorial District 4 He previously served in both the North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate Scott ThomasDistrict Attorney for North Carolina s 4th DistrictIncumbentAssumed office January 30 2006Preceded byW David McFadyen Jr Member of the North Carolina SenateIn office January 1 2001 January 30 2006Preceded byBev PerdueSucceeded byC W Pete BlandConstituency3rd District 2001 2003 2nd District 2003 2006 Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 3rd districtIn office January 1 1999 January 1 2001Preceded byJohn M NicholsSucceeded byAlice Graham UnderhillPersonal detailsBorn 1966 07 19 July 19 1966 age 57 Political partyRepublicanResidenceNew Bern North CarolinaAlma materEast Carolina University BS North Carolina Central University JD ProfessionAttorney Contents 1 Early life and career 2 North Carolina General Assembly 3 District Attorney 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career editIn addition to his work in the General Assembly Thomas was a partner in the New Bern law firm Chesnutt Clemmons Thomas and Peacock He quit this post upon appointment as District Attorney His wife Sherri is an elementary school principal and they are the parents of three daughters Thomas is an alumnus of East Carolina University in Greenville NC where he earned a B S in Political Science and was SGA President He graduated with a J D from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 1992 North Carolina General Assembly editThomas was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1998 He was then elected to the North Carolina Senate representing the 2nd senatorial district On January 18 2006 Thomas resigned as State Senator to become District Attorney 1 He was appointed to the vacant post on January 24 by Governor Mike Easley to replace W David McFadyen Jr who retired early Thomas was sworn in on January 30 2 3 He has been elected District Attorney four times and is serving his fourth term C W Pete Bland the Sheriff of Craven County North Carolina was appointed to replace Thomas in the State Senate 4 Bland was defeated for election to a full term by Republican State Representative Jean Preston 5 District Attorney editThomas is the North Carolina Prosecutorial District 4 which includes Carteret Craven and Pamlico counties He is a past President of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys and former Chairman of the Governor s Crime Commission 6 References edit New Bern Sun Journal Thomas resigns seat in Senate accessed 2 February 2006 New Bern Sun Journal Thomas appointed as DA for Craven Pamlico and Carteret accessed 2 February 2006 Press Release Office of the NC Governor GOV EASLEY APPOINTS THOMAS AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR CRAVEN CARTERET AND PAMLICO COUNTIES accessed 2 February 2006 Hood John April 19 2006 Preview of Key Senate Primaries Carolina Journal Raleigh North Carolina John Locke Foundation Retrieved May 1 2019 Hogwood Ben January 10 2013 Sen Jean Preston remembered for her service to county state Carteret County News Times Retrieved May 1 2019 North Carolina Conference of District Attorney sExternal links editNorth Carolina House of RepresentativesPreceded byJohn M Nichols Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 3rd district1999 2001 Succeeded byAlice Graham UnderhillNorth Carolina SenatePreceded byBev Perdue Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 3rd district2001 2003 Succeeded byClark JenkinsPreceded byFrank Ballance Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 2nd district2003 2006 Succeeded byC W Pete BlandLegal officesPreceded byW David McFadyen Jr District Attorney for North Carolina s 4th district2006 present Incumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Thomas district attorney amp oldid 1128567825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,