Busy Weekend

This paast weekend was a busy one for the Thornburg Campaign. After a full week in Raleigh, Alan returned to Asheville to be with Sarah and to meet with supporters in the Buncombe County area. Since no baby arrived, Alan was able to attend the N.C. Committee of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund banquet in Charlotte on Saturday night. Alan enjoyed meeting and talking with chairman Franklin McCain and the honorees, all of whom helped move Charlotte and the state forward towards integration in the schools and the courts. Among the honorees was one of Alan's predecessors on the Court of Appeals, Judge Clifton Johnson, the first African-American to serve as an Associate Justice on the Court of Appeals.

I had the pleasure to be in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, where I attended many of the functions of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers on Alan's behalf. Chris Nichols organized an excellent series of seminars and social events. It was a pleasure to meet with many of the current members of the bench as well as the trial lawyers. Thanks to all of you who gave us your support and encouragement. I will be calling on you! Alan is now at the convention and I have returned to work.

We'll have more posting from now until the primary on July 20. The word is starting to get out about this race, and we're ready to win!

-John  ¶ 4:02 PM