2011 Spectacular Magazine Man of the Year

The 2011 Spectacular Magazine Man of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is Judge Milton "Toby" Fitch, Jr.

The NC Juneteenth Celebration Planning Committee, names the recipient of the Spectacular Magazine Man of the Year Award - Lifetime Achievement. The criteria for Lifetime Achievement is a man who has made outstanding and significant contributions to the African-American community throughout his lifetime; he must have demonstrated dedication, leadership and commitment to the advancement, promotion and development of the cultural, educational, social, economic, political welfare and/or in any other areas that impact the lives of people in the African-American community; must be of African heritage.

Milton "Toby" Fitch Jr.

He is the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for the 7B Judicial District of North Carolina. His current term expires in 2018. Fitch was appointed Superior Court Judge of District 7B on December 29, 2001 after having served nine terms as a member of House of Representatives in the State of North Carolina. He was the first African American in the State of
North Carolina to preside over the House, the first Majority Whip and the first African American to be elected House Majority Leader.Judge Fitch was installed as Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of North Carolina in 2003, a position he still currently holds. For many years, Fitch has devoted considerable skills and talents to serving the people of Wilson, Edgecombe and Nash Counties, and the State of North Carolina. 

Source: Courtesy Spectacular Magazine Online