In 2016, Judge Thompson created the first DUI/Drug Court in the Griffin Judicial Circuit.
Four years later, he created the Veterans Treatment Court. Both accountability court programs focus on alternative sentencing for those criminal defendants with Substance Use Disorders and/or Post Traumatic Stress Disorders.
Since their inception, the DUI/Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court have successfully graduated over 100 participants and saved this community over $1M in jail costs.
Judge Thompson has served as President of the Fayette County Bar Association as well as the AFC Lightning Soccer Club. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, the Fayette County Development Authority, The Joseph Sams School, Southern Crescent Chorale, AV Pride, and Fayette County Youth Soccer League. He has coached mock trial teams at Fayette County High School and McIntosh High School. In 2006, he served as the statewide chairman of the High School Mock Trial Program. Judge Thompson has served as an Adjunct Professor at Point University and annually organizes a special program in the community: The People's Law School. He is both an organizer and graduate from Leadership Fayette.
Judge Thompson is currently a member of the Peachtree City Rotary Club and serves on the Executive Committee for the Council of Accountability Court Judges and the Executive Committee Council of State Court Judges. He represents the State Court Judges on the statewide Access To Justice Committee, serves as the current Council of State Court Judges Treasurer, and is a lecturer at the New Judges Orientation.
His professional and community awards include the 2022 Dreambuilder Award from the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, the 2022 Golden Eagle Award from the Boy Scouts of America, the 2023 Avenues of Service Award from Rotary International, and the 2025 Award of Excellence from the Fayette County Bar Association. Additionally, he was inducted into the Fayette County High School Hall of Fame in 2017.
Judge Thompson and his wife, Judge Alisha Thompson, met in law school. They live in Fayetteville and spend most of their time chasing three active kids.