Judge G. Wayne Abernathy: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

Biography

The Hon. G. Wayne Abernathy (Ret.) served as a judge for the Alamance County Superior Court in the 15A Judicial District of the 3rd Division in North Carolina. Abernathy was elected to the bench in 2010. He retired on June 30, 2017.


Abernathy earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969. He then completed a J.D. at the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1975.


He is licensed to practice in North Carolina (1975), the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1975), and the United States Supreme Court.