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Albert Diaz of Charlotte and Jim Wynn of Cary, both with military ties, could make appeals court less conservative.
Jump to full article: Charlotte (NC) Observer, 2009-11-05
Author: Barbara Barrett and Mark Johnson
Intro: Albert Diaz
Albert Diaz, 48
HOMETOWN: New York City, now lives in Charlotte.
CURRENT JOB: Special Superior Court judge for complex business cases, one of three in North Carolina.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, University of Pennsylvania, 1983; New York University School of Law, 1988; Master's in Business Administration, Boston University, 1993.
EXPERIENCE: U.S. Marine Corps Legal Services Support Section and U.S. Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General. Left active duty in the Marine Corps in 1995 and worked as an associate at Hunton & Williams law firm. Appointed to the N.C. Superior Court in 2001. Served as a reserve military judge in the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary until he retired from the military in 2006 at the rank of Lt. Colonel.
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He left the service in 1995 for private practice. He made a name for himself at the law firm of Hunton & Williams representing Philip Morris during tobacco lawsuits in the late 1990s.
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