The Southern Highland Reader

STATE/REGIONAL–Federal Judge Lacy Thornburg, a Webster resident, will retire in August.

The Raleigh News and Observer reports today that Thornburg announced his plans in a letter to court employees.

The 79-year-old Thornburg has served for 14 years on the federal bench and also served two terms as N.C. attorney general, 16 years as a Superior Court judge and three terms in the state House.

In a recent high-profile decision, Thornburg ruled in favor of the state of North Carolina in its lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority, concluding that pollution from coal-burning plants was having a negative impact upon North Carolina residents, and ordering the TVA to install pollution-control systems in four plants in east Tennessee.

President Barack Obama will appoint Thornburg’s replacement.

Tags: Raleigh News and Observer, Tennessee Valley Authority, thornburg, Webster

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