Scott Thomas (district attorney)

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 Thomas
District Attorney for North Carolina's 4th District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2006
Preceded by	W. David McFadyen Jr.
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office January 1, 2001 – January 30, 2006
Preceded by	Bev Perdue
Succeeded by	C.W. "Pete" Bland
Constituency	3rd District (2001-2003) 2nd District (2003-2006)
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 3rd district
In office January 1, 1999 – January 1, 2001
Preceded by	John M. Nichols
Succeeded by	Alice Graham Underhill
Personal details
Born	(1966-07-19) July 19, 1966 (age 59)
Political party	Republican
Residence	New Bern, North Carolina
Alma mater	East Carolina University (BS) North Carolina Central University (JD)
Profession	Attorney

Early life and career

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 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

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 Attorney

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]