Thomas Roach (mayor) Thomas Roach (mayor) Thomas M. Roach, Jr. is an American politician and the Mayor of the City of White Plains, New York. He took office as acting mayor in February 2011 following the resignation of former Mayor Adam Bradley. Roach won a March 2011 special election held to fill the remainder of Bradley's term. Roach was born in White Plains, New York. He attended SUNY Albany where he received a degree in political science, and earned his law degree at the SUNY Buffalo School of Law. Upon graduating from law school in 1986, he represented indigent individuals in Bronx County
Don Willett litigation, including efforts to protect the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas Capitol grounds and also the Pledge of Allegiance when it was challenged for including the words "under God." Willett was serving in this Deputy Attorney General position when he was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court in August 2005. Willett sits on the advisory board for the Honors College at his "alma mater", Baylor University, which named Willett a Distinguished Young Alumnus in 2005. He also served on the national steering committee for Baylor's proposal to secure the Bush Presidential Library. Willett is on the national advisory board