Alice Stubbs

Alice C. Stubbs is a partner in the firm. She joined Tharrington Smith in 2006 after having served for eight years as a Wake County District Court judge. First appointed in 1997 by Governor Jim Hunt, she was elected to the judgeship in 1998 and 2002. During her time on the bench, Ms. Stubbs presided primarily in domestic court. She was certified as a juvenile judge in 2001 and was designated and presided as a family court judge from 2002 until she came to Tharrington Smith.

Ms. Stubbs is a native of New Bern. She graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1985, from Davidson College in 1989 with a major in economics, attended University College in London, and received her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992. She then clerked for Chief Judge James B. Wolfe, Jr., of the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Middle District of North Carolina, followed by a litigation practice with Stubbs and Perdue, P.A.
Ms. Stubbs is an AV Preeminent Peer Rating through Martindale-Hubbell, has been listed in Business North Carolina Magazine’s Legal Elite in Family Law consecutively for several years, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and North Carolina Super Lawyers. In 2017, Super Lawyers included Ms. Stubbs in their prestigious Top 50 Women list.

Ms. Stubbs is married to Nigle (“Tex”) Barrow, an attorney who practices state and federal litigation throughout North Carolina, and she has two sons, Buzzy and Davis. Her hobbies include water and snow skiing, reading, traveling, and especially tennis. She currently enjoys playing singles and doubles on USTA league teams, including a 5.0 women’s team, and she played on the winning Carolina Cup team in North Carolina in 2016.

University College in London

Economics and Art History

University of North Carolina School of Law

J.D. (1992)

1992

Davidson College

B.A. (1989) | Economics

1989

Partner

Tharrington Smith

2006 - Current

District Court Judge

Wake County

1997 - 2005

Appointed in 1997 by Governor Jim Hunt. Elected 1998 and 2002. Certified as a juvenile judge in 2001. Family court judge from 2002 through 2006.

Stubbs & Perdue, P.A.

1994 - 1997

Clerk

United States Bankruptcy Court in the Middle District of North Carolina, Chief Judge James B. Wolfe, Jr.

1992 - 1993

Certified Family Financial Mediator

Dispute Resolution Commission

Board Certified Specialist in Family Law

North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

2020

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

2019

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

2018

Best Lawyers, Family Law Section

Best Lawyers in America

2017

Legal Elite, Family Law Section

Business North Carolina magazine

2016

North Carolina State Bar

Member

Current

Wake County Bar Association

Member

Current

Activities: -Board of Directors, 1998 - 1999 -Continuing Legal Education Committee, Vice Chair, 2008 -Family Court Rules Committee, 2010 - present

10th Judicial District Bar

Member

Current

North Carolina Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Current

Meredith College's Paralegal School

Board of Directors

Current

North Carolina

Since 1992

All State Courts

United States Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

United States District Court For the Eastern District of North Carolina

United States District Court For the Middle District of North Carolina

United States District Court For the Western District of North Carolina

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