HIGH COUNTRY â Longtime Avery County resident and attorney Tom McMurray announced last week his intention to seek election for a seat as for 24th District Court Judge, representing Avery, Watauga, Mitchell, Yancey and Madison counties.
McMurray, a Republican, is an attorney at Appalachian Law Center and has two decades of experience in the profession, received his Associateâs Degree from Guilford Technical Community College, a Bachelorâs Degree from Thomas Edison State College, and his law degree (JD) from North Carolina Central University.
After spending his first five years in practice in the Greensboro area dealing with cases involving bankruptcy work representing debtors, Tom and his family moved to Banner Elk in 2007, where he primarily has practiced family law. McMurray has been appointed to represent parents involved with Department of Social Services (DSS) cases in Watauga, Avery and Mitchell counties.