Gary Cash

Gary Cash has over 35 years of legal experience, including 25 spent as a North Carolina District Court Judge. He maintains a private mediation and arbitration practice with offices located in Asheville North Carolina. Gary was first elected to the bench in 1986 and most recently served as Buncombe County’s Chief District Court Judge, a position he held since 2002. Prior to serving as judge, Gary worked in Asheville as a general practitioner in the private practice of law. Gary attended Davidson College, during which time he was an International Rotary Scholar at the University of Meunster in West Germany. Following his graduation from Davidson in 1971, he was a Rockefeller Fellow at Yale University Divinity School. He then went onto the UNC School of Law, earning his J.D. degree in 1976. Gary is actively involved in the community and has held numerous leadership positions, including President of the Conference of Chief District Court Judges, President of the N.C. Association of District Court Judges, and Chair of the N.C. Custody Mediation Advisory Committee. In 2014, N.C. Supreme Court Justice Mark Martin appointed Gary to a two-year term as Chair of the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission.

University of North Carolina School of Law

J.D. (1976)

1976

Davidson College

B.A. (1971)

1971

Mediator & Arbitrator

Gary Cash Mediation

2016 - Current

Asheville, NC Mediation and Arbitration Services, former Chief District Court Judge, Gary S. Cash, (Ret.)

Mediator/Arbitrator

Fisher Stark Cash, PA

2010 - 2016

28th Judicial District

Chief District Court Judge

2002 - 2010

District Court Judge

28th Judicial District

1986 - 2002

Mediator in Proceedings

NC Clerks of Superior Court

District Court Family Financial Mediator

NC Dispute Resolution Commission

NC Superior Court Mediator

NC Dispute Resolution Commission

AV Preeminent Peer Rated Lawyer

Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Roy Davis Award

Pisgah Legal Services

2010

Champion of the Family Award

NC Association for Marriage and Family Therapists

2009

Outstanding NC Trial Judge Award

NC Advocates for Justice

2009

Professionalism Award

28th Judicial District Bar

2008

N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission

Chair

2014 - Current

NC Dispute Resolution Commission

Member

2012 - Current

North Carolina State Bar  # 7045

Member

1976 - Current

NCBA Modest Means Access Committee

Member

2009 - 2010

NC Custody Mediation Advisory Committee

Chair

2005 - 2009

North Carolina

Since 1976