PYSK: Judge Michelle Thomason
Champion for Change
Judge Michelle Thomason, a dedicated leader in the Baldwin County legal community, is the driving force behind the Baldwin County Veterans Treatment Court. With a diverse background that includes a degree in business from the University of Mobile, over a decade of banking experience, and over 18 years on the bench, Judge Thomason embodies a unique blend of skills and compassion that sets her apart.
Judge Thomason spent more than ten years in banking, working full time in that field while pursuing her college degree. With a family at home in Daphne, she earned her Juris Doctor from Tulane Law School in New Orleans in 1995. She was a partner in a law firm where she specialized in civil litigation and family law for over eleven years. In 2006, she took the bench and quickly established herself as one of the busiest judges in the state, managing an astonishing docket that includes family law cases as well as civil, criminal, and traffic matters. Even with her district court having the highest volume of cases in the state, Judge Thomason has always made judicial education a priority, both in teaching and in learning, and currently has the highest number of education hours of any judge in the history of the Alabama judicial system.
