Background
Thigpen, Charles A. was born on December 7, 1941 in Greensboro, Alabama, United States.
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Charles A. Thigpen
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University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1972).
Career
Worked at Rosen, Cook, Sledge, Davis, Carroll & Jones, P.A. (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) specializing in Litigation, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Alabama. United States. Court of Military Appeals.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. United States. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Phi Alpha Delta. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society.
Faculty Member, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Partner, Tucker, Gray and Thigpen, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1973-1976. Private practice, Greensboro, Alabama, 1977-1982.
Municipal Judge, City of Greensboro, 1977-1981. District Attorney, Hale County, 1981.
General Counsel, 1979-1982.
District and Juvenile Court Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit, Hale County, 1982-1987. Circuit Court Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1987-1991. Presiding Judge, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, 1989-1991.
Associate Judge, 1991-1997.
Member: Tuscaloosa County and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; American Judicature Society.
Military: Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Military Trial Judge, United States Air Force Trial Judiciary, 1990-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Partner, Tucker, Gray and Thigpen, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1973-1976. Private practice, Greensboro, Alabama, 1977-1982.
Municipal Judge, City of Greensboro, 1977-1981.
District Attorney, Hale County, 1981. General Counsel, 1979-1982.
District and Juvenile Court Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit, Hale County, 1982-1987. Circuit Court Judge, 4th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1987-1991.
Presiding Judge, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, 1989-1991.
Associate Judge, 1991-1997. Member: Tuscaloosa County and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar; American Judicature Society.
Military: Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Military Trial Judge, United States Air Force Trial Judiciary, 1990-1993.
