Profession:

• Owner of Newton law firm, Mullinax & Williams, PLLC
• Former District Court Judge (practiced in all state courts, the NC Western and Middle District Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States.)
• Practiced law in the area for the past 27 years

Education: 

• 1970 Newton-Conover High School Graduate; graduated from the University of Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1974; and the Juris Doctor Degree in 1977 from Wake Forest University School of Law.

Elected to Council: 

• Council Member - 2 years; Mayor Pro Tem-2 years; Elected Mayor in 2007; term ends 2011

Community/Government Involvement and Organizations:

• Co-founder and Director of Newton-Conover Education Foundation 
• Co-founder and former Director of Repay, Inc. 
• Superior Court Mediator
• Member of Newton Depot Authority
• Member of Newton Parks and Recreation Commission
• Former member and Past-President of the Newton Lions Club
• Member and former Director of Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
• Member of North Carolina Bar Association
• 2004 Member of North Carolina League of Municipalities Transportation, Communications and Public Safety Committee
• 2004 Member of National League of Cities (NLC) Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy Committee
• Member of Catawba County Bar Association
• Member of Beth Eden Lutheran Church
• Member of Sesquicentennial Celebration Executive Committee