Career
Judge Barber began his career with the Mecklenburg Legal Aid Society. In 1971 he joined the general practice law firm Barber, Holmes, and Barber in Pittsboro. In 1977, Judge Barber left private practice to serve as the District Attorney of Orange and Chatham counties, a position he held until 1984. While District Attorney, Judge Barber was active in the North Carolina District Attorneys Association, serving as President of that body from 1981-1982. As District Attorney, he established the first court-annexed mediation program of its kind in the United States. He resigned public office in 1985 to practice law and founded the firm Barber, Bradshaw & Vernon in Pittsboro. In 1998, he began his tenure as Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for District 15B, serving Chatham and Orange Counties.
Judge Barber retired from the bench in 2006 and returned to private practice the following year in Pittsboro. In 2010, his daughter, Elizabeth, joined the practice.
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