December 2000
A Publication of the Judicial Council of Georgia
New Kiosk Information
Centers for Juvenile Courts
AOC Receives Federal Grants
The Georgia Children and Youth Coordinating Council (through the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) has awarded two federal grants totaling $37 ,280 to the Administrative Office of the Courts .
The funds were used to purchase eight "kiosk" information centers for juvenile courts in Georgia. The kiosks are located near the juvenile courtrooms in Chatham , Cherokee, DeKalb, Douglas, Floyd, Fulton , Walton, and Whitfield counties.
Judge Peggy Walker and Jenny McDade, Douglas County Juvenile Court, pictured with new information center.
with the new kiosk. "To be honest, I am pleasantly surprised at the use to which the people waiting for Court have put the kiosk. It is being constantly viewed."
For further info rmation concerning this project or other grant opportunities, please contact: Cynthia Hinrichs Clanton; 244 Washington Street, SW, Suite 300; Atlanta, GA 30334; telephone 404-656-5171. clantonc@aoc.courts.state.ga.us ~
At Chatham Cou nty Juvenile Court, people wail ing outside th e courtroom use kiosk.
Viewers can choose from six educational videos about the juvenile justice system The film entitled "Driving Ambition" focuses on the consequences of drinking and driving.
Judge Timothy Pape, Floyd County .J uvenile Court, is pleased
Judge Jackson Harris, Cherokee County Juveni le Court, with new kiosk.
Superior Court Judgeships Approved
by Judicial Council
T he Judicial Council met on August 25 at the Floyd State Office Building to consider requests for additional superior court judgeships. Requests from the Atlanta, Augusta, Blue Ridge, Gwinnett, and Rome Judicial Circuits were d iscussed and voted on. Ms. Holly Sparrow, Assistant D irector for Research and Court Services for the Administrative Office of the Courts, reviewed the per judge caseload, rank, population , days of judicial assistance, and letters of support from each of the requesting c ircuits. The weighted caseload values for each circuit were presented to the Council. In ranked order as to need, these four circuits were approved for new judgeships: I. Gwinnett: 2. Augusta; 3. Rome; 4. Atlanta.~
INSIDE
People, Places & Events
pg 2
Indigent Defense
Symposium
pg 3
Family Violence
Conference
pg 5
Courts Directory
Corrections
pg 6
New Juvenile Court
Judgeships
pg 9
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People, Places and Events
IN MEMORIAM ?!~ Chief Judge Walker P. Johnson, Jr., of the Macon Judicial Circuit died on August 19, 2000, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. He had served as a superior court judge since January 1, 1978, and was a strong advocate of treatment for substance abusers. Judge Johnson established the Bibb County Drug Court and presided in that court. Prior to taking the bench, he served as District Attorney of the Macon Judicial Circuit and as United States attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. He was a graduate of Emory University and the Emory Law School.
NEW JUDGES ?:~ Judge Charles B. Mikell was sworn-in as the newest member of the Court of Appeals of Georgia on May 31, 2000. Judge Mikell, formerly a superior court judge in the Eastern Judicial Circuit, fills a seat left by the retirement of Judge Wil liam L. McMurray.
~:~ Lamar W. Sizemore, Jr., Macon, has been appointed by Gov. Barnes as a superior court judge of the Macon Judicial Circuit to fill the unexpired term of the late Judge Walker Johnson .
?~ Ceremonies were held on July 14, 2000, at the Capitol Education Center to honor newly appointed judges to the Superior Courts: Judge Robert Flournoy, ill , Cobb Judicial Circuit; Judge Frank J. Jordan, Jr., Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit; and Judge Richard C. Sutton, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit, were sworn-in by Governor Barnes.
?!~ At a swearing-in ceremony held August 25, in the House Chambers of the State Capitol, Governor Roy Barnes administered the oath of office to the following judges: Judge Jeffrey S. Bagley, Superior Court of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit; Judge David L. Dickinson, State Court of Forsyth County; Judge Larry B. Mims , State Court of Tift County.
?!~ Ceremonies were held on October 26, at the Capitol Education Center in honor of Judge Louisa Abbot, Superior Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit, and Judge Bridgette Campbell, State Court of Cobb County, Division II. Judge Abbot fills the seat vacated by Judge Charles B. Mikell who was recently appointed to the Court of Appeals.
?!~ In ceremonies on August 30, Governor Barnes administered the oath of office to Judge Kevin A. Wangerin, Superior Court of the Towaliga Circuit and Judge W. Alan Jordan , State Court of Cherokee County.
?!~ On August 31, Judge Jerry W. Baxter was sworn-in as a Superior Court judge in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit; and on September 7, Judge Penny Brown Reynolds was sworn-in to replace Judge Baxter on the State Cou1t of Fulton County.
?!~ Juanita P. Stedman has been
appointed to the Cobb County
Juvenile Court by Chief Judge
Robert E. Flournoy, Jr, of the Cobb
County Superior Court. Judge
Stedman fill s the vacancy created
when Judge Adele Grubbs was
elected to the Cobb Superior Court
in July.
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Indigent Defense Symposium Seeks Answers
On November 9th, Georgia's first-ever symposium on indigent defense convened in Atlanta to look at the challenges fac ing the state in providing quality legal representation for all indigent defendants.
How Georgia Compares The symposium, sponsored by
the State Bar and the law schools of Emory, Georg ia State, Mercer, and Un iversity of Georgia, grew out of concerns about deficiencies in the current system. A study of states with a joint county/state fund ing scheme si milar to Georg ia revealed that, in spite of having the third largest population and the highest felony to misdemeanor case ratio, Georgia spent the least amount in state dollars and ranked fifth in per case spendin g .
Recent legislation has exacerbated the problem , as Representative Jim Martin pointed out, by increasing caseloads and requiring mandatory sentencing, while at the same time not appropriating sufficient funds to handle indigent defense adequately.
Examining the System The symposium consisted of
four panel sessions and indi vidual speakers. The panelists were judges, public defenders, district attorneys, legislators, law enforcement officers, and others. The sessio ns revealed severe problems in the sys-
tern: where defendants meet their attorneys for the first time on the clay of arraignment , attorneys offering a rigorous defense were not reappointed, and cases where important factors such as mental incompetence were completely overlooked.
Three systems are currently in use for indigent defendants . Appointment of attorneys by the judge is the oldest and most common method throughout the state. Some counties contract out their
Panelists of the symposium were optimistic that the indigent defense system
(in Georgia) could see real improvement.
defense work, where attorneys or firms bid to handle a ll the indigent cases for a set fee . Other counties, generally the more populous ones, have a public defender's office to handle representation of indigents.
Pane lists c ited inadequate funding as the most serious problem. The poor compensation for representing indigent defendants, sometimes as little as $50 per case, leaves attorneys few options other than a quick plea bargain. Even with a public defender's office, low salaries mean that many young attorneys just out of law school with large loans to repay cannot afford to be public defenders.
Many expressed concern over the structure of indigent defense.
Appo inted counsel often means an attorney unaware of the many advances and changes in criminal law. Use of contract attorneys was seen by some as an inherent conflict of interest, since attorneys can make a profit only by cutting down the quality of defense.
Solutions Ms. Terry Everett, a public
defender from Houston County, noted that her county has had suc-
cess with contracting out juvenile cases under strict guidelines . Cases are given to experienced attorneys who know the workings of juvenile law. Some participants expressed further concern about possible conflicts of interest, when judges appoint attorneys for indigent defense and also monitor their expenses, while the prosecution remains independent. Generally panelists were optimistic that the indigent defense system cou ld see real improvement. Both Chief Justice Robert Benham and Governor Roy Barnes have expressed support for the symposium. C hief Justice Benham has named an Indigent Defense commission , composed of 24 members (see page I0), to study problems and develop a strategic plan for the future. Mr. Charles Morgan. BellSouth Executive Vice President and General Counsel, will serve as chairman of the corrunjssion. ~
4 Georgia Courts Joumal Decembe,. 2000
National Association for Court Managers Meeting a Successful Showcase of Court Technology
Symposium Highlights Citizen Concerns and Technology for the 21st Century
A tlanta was host to the Fifteenth Annual Conference and Third National Symposium on Court Management of the National Association for Court Managers held August 13-18, 2000. Over JOO Georgia judges, court adm inistrators, and clerks attended conference activities and programs at the Hyatt Rege nc y .
Meeting the Justice Needs of a Multi-Cultural Society
The Symposium entitled, Meeting the Justice Needs of a Multi-Cultural Society in the 21st Century, is he ld only once every ten years. Chief Justice Robert Benham and former State Representative Julian Bond opened the conference w ith a theme of motivation and leadership . The plenary sessions had five major themes: Public Expectations; The Ro le of the Courts in the 2 lst Century; Accountability for Performance; Technology; and Court Managers: Survivors or Agents of Change. These sessions raised interesting questions for court managers. For example, recent public opinion surveys confirm public trust in the court's ro le of protection of individual rights, but the courts
remain challenged by citizen con-
cerns regarding the cost, speed and fa irness of court proceedings.
Knowledge Fair Seventy exhibitors presented an
aITay of technology possibilities such as courtroom trial presentation systems, video conferencing, e-filing, web-based case management, collection programs, facilities planning , Internet-based education programs such as traffic schools and digital transcripts . The Knowledge Fair provided an opportunity to talk to individuals with new programs in their courts such as the Mobile SelfHe lp Center in Ventura, California, the Court Hearing Reminder Project in Washington and updates from the New Jersey Commission on Racial and Ethnic Bias. The Georgia Council of Superior Court Clerks presented their Electronic Manual in the Knowledge Fair.
Local Contributors Juanita Hicks, Superior Court
Clerk of Fulton County, and Skip Chesshire, Superior Court Administrator, Cobb County, were loca l coordinators for the Conference. Thanks to the efforts of Molly Perry and Marla Moore, many attendees enjoyed dinner and dancing in the Egyptian Ballroom of the historic Fox Theatre. ff?:.
Appalachian Circuit Judge Roger Bradley
Brunswick Circuit Judge Stephen Scarlett
Cobb Circuit Judge Adele Grubbs
Dublin Circuit Judge Stan Smith
Middle Circuit Judge Kathy Palmer
Ogeechee Circuit Judge Gates Peed
Pataula Circuit Judge Ronnie Joe Lane
Southwestern Circuit Judge John Y. Harper
Stone Mountain Circuit Judge Cynthia Jeanne Becker
Tifton Circuit Judge J . Harvey Dav is
December 2000 Georgia Courts Joumal 5
Family Violence Agency Holds Annual Convention
Over 350 Attend Statewide Conference
The Georgia Commission on Family Violence sponsored its seventh annual statewide
Violence, and author of numerous works on domestic violence. Her address focused on legal issues for
conference on September 21 & 22,
battered women including public
2000 in Macon. This year's theme,
policy making , crafting coordinated
Building Bridges, Overcoming
community intervention systems,
Obstacles, focused on the hurdles
critique and development of vio-
that battered women and children
lence against women legislation,
face when escaping an abusive rela-
establishing court procedures and
tionship and the ways that the com-
program standards for batterer treat-
munity can respond appropriately.
ment services , and designing train-
Almost four hundred participants
ing cun-icula for effective interven-
represented interests from shelters,
tion against domestic violence.
law enforcement, j udges , victim witness programs, Pardons and Parole, the Department of Fami ly &
Attendees participated in work-
~\}~Q.\ng Bridges
Children Services, batterers pro-
grams, and more.
This year's keynote speaker was
Ms. Barbara Hart, Legal Director of
the Pennsylvania Coalition Against
Domestic Violence. Ms. Hart is also an Associate Director of the
Overcoming Obstacles
Battered Women's Law Project,
shop sessions on violence against
legal consultant to the National
women with disabilities , law
Resource Center on Domestic
enforcement and prosecutorial
responses to family violence, strate-
gies for obtaining
public housing, older
victims of abuse, bat-
tering in same-sex
relationships, faith-
(1" based responses to
'
violence, and much
more.
Lt. Governor Mark
Taylor was on hand to
join in commemoratMayor Jack Ellis (lhird from right) proclaimed October Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Macon. He is pictured with mem- ing the work of the
bers of the Macon Task Force on Domestic Violence and the Lt. Georgia Commission Governor.
Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor was recognized for his work on Domestic Violence issues.
on Gender Bias at Thursday's luncheon. The Georgia Commission on Family Violence was established based on a recommendation of the Gender Bias Report in 1992. Ms. Vicky Kimbrell, Georgia Legal Services, received the Second Annual Gender Justice Award . Also at the luncheon was Macon Mayor Jack Ell is who signed a proclamation with the Macon Task Force declaring October Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Macon . Chief Justice Robert Benham and Representative Nikki Randall spoke at the luncheon , as wel l.
On Friday participants had the opportunity to view Hitting Home, by ARCH Productions , a nationally recognized youth performance depicting the devastating effects of violence on our youth and society. The cast, which consisted of children and teens, portrayed characters in a series of vignettes involved with guns, rape, gang activity,
drugs , and murder. tto
6 Geol'gin Coul't.s joumnl Decembe,. 2000
2000-2001 Georgia Courts Directory Corrections
Some information ran incorrectly or was inadvertently left out of the 2000-2001 Georgia Court Directory. Please note these corrections.
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES
Cobb Circuit Judge Ken Nix 30 Waddell Street Marietta, GA 30090-9642 770-528-1888/F 528-8106
Judge Robert Flournoy, III 678-581 -5400
Conasauga Circuit Judge William T. Boyett FAX 706-275-7567
Middle Circuit Judge Walter C. McMillan FAX 478-552-8807
Northeastern Circuit Judge Kathleen Gosselin PO Box 1778 Gainesville, GA 30503
SENIOR JUDGES
Judge William R. Killian, Sr. 912-267-5605
Judge Paul W. Painter 1276 Callan Drive Rossvi lle, GA 30741
STATE COURT JUDGES
Cobb County Judge Bridgette J. Campbell Division 11 12 East Park Square, Suite 4D Marietta, GA 30090 770-423-6800/F 423-6804
Fulton County Judge Brenda H. Cole brcnda.colc@cjisful .net
Judge Penny Brown Reynolds 404-730-4430
Washington County Add: Judge Alan Thrower 22 1 South Wilkinson Street PO Box 1141 Milledgeville,GA 31061-1141 478-452-5442/F 45 1-5257
JUVENILE COURT JUDGES
Athens-Clarke County & Oconee Counties Add: Judge Susanne Burton PO Box 166 Lexington, GA 30648-0166 706-743-89101F 743-3130
Bartow County Judge Velma Tilley 135 W. Cherokee Ave., Suite 333
Burke County Assoc. Judge Preston B. Lewis, Jr.
Cobb County Judge Juanita P. Stedman 1738 County Services Parkway Marietta, GA 30008 770-528-2225/F 528-2232
Fannin. Gilmer. Pickens Counties Judge William L. Reilly 706-632-2225
Forsyth County Delete Jeffrey S. Bagley
Add: Judge J . Russell Jackson 11 2 W. Maple Street, Suite 5 Cumming, GA 30040 770-781 -3099/F 781-3089
Fulton County Assoc. Judge Sharon N. Hill FAX 404-335-2739
Treutlen County Judge Pro Tern. Thomas C. Bobbitt, III PO Box 1676 Dublin , GA 30140-1676
PROBATE COURT JUDGES
Clayton County Judge Eugene E. Lawson Address will not change.
Jones County Judge J. Mike Greene
Walton County Judge H. Greg Adams 770-267-1345
MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGES
Charlton County Judge Reginald F. Todd 912-496-2617
Cobb County Judge Hugh Robinson 30 Waddell Street Marietta, GA 30090-9656 770-528-8900/F 528-8947
Fulton County Judge Ted E. Barner 11955 Stradford Wood Roswell, GA 30076- 1192 770-667-2114
Judge Jay Roth 160 Pryor Street, Suite 1225 Atlanta, GA 30303 404-730-41 18/F 224-0569
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2000-2001 Georgia Courts Directory Corrections
Some information ran incorrectly or was inadvertently left out of the 2000-2001 Georgia Court Directory. Please note these corrections.
MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGES (cont.) Gree ne County Judge Cindy T. Baugh Area Code: 706
Jones Countv Judge J. Mike Greene
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES Athens Delete Judge Susanne Burton
West Point Delete: Judge Pro Tem . John F. Meadors, Sr.
Add: Judge Pro Tem. Kenneth D . Rearden
COURT ADMINISTRATORS C layton County Juvenile Ct. Keith Parkhouse Address will not change.
MUNICIPAL COURTS TRAINING COUNCIL, (p. 83)
Judge Viviane Haight Ernstes Chairperson
Judge Dennis T. Still Vice Chajrperson
Judge Leroy Burke, III, replaces Judge A. Frost Ward as council member. ~
Bloomingdale De lete Judge Emory Bazemore
Acid Judge Tom Edenfie ld PO Box 10124 Savannah, GA 314 12 912-234-1568
Dalton Judge Jim E. Wilbanks
Judge Pro Tern. Steven Fain
Re idsville Judge Curtis V. Cheney PO Box 1100 Reidsville, GA 30453 9 12-557-4768/F 557- 1885
Suwanee Judge Gregory E. Lundy 770-945-8996/F 945-2792
Warner Robins Judge Martin C. Matragrano 306 Westcliff Center Warner Robins, GA 3 1028 478-9390-3861
Muscogee County Juvenile Ct. Sharon Tyner
SUPERIOR COURT CLERKS Turner County Linda House 9 12-576-2011
JUVENILE COURT CLERKS Athens-Clarke County Robin Shearer, Clerk Sherri Fowler, Deputy Clerk
Muscogee County M. Linda Pierce, Clerk
COUNCIL OF MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGES (p. 80)
Executive Committee District 3 Judge David Pierce 89 Cohen Walker Drive Warner Robins, GA 3 1088 478-987-4695/F 987-5249
Probation Advisory Council Officers
Ms. Debra Nesbit became the staff director for the County and Municipal Probation Advisory Council on September l , 2000. Judge William F. Todd, Jr. , State Court of Rockdale County, is now Chair of the Advisory Council.
Other Counc iI officers are : Judge H. Greg Adams,
Probate Court of Walton County; Robert Lavoie,
Director of Probation Division, Georgia Department of Corrections; Judge Dan F. Pierce, Magistrate Court of Walton County; Judge A. Frost Ward, Municipal Court of Morrow; Judge John Ott, Alcovy Judicial Circuit.
Ms. Nesbit can be reached at 244 Washington Street, SW, Ste. 300, Atlanta, GA 30334, telephone404-651-76l6 ~
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Georgia Council of Court Administrators Fall Conference and Awards
T he Georgia Counc il of Court Administrators held their fall conference and annual business meeting in Savannah in October. Dr. Daniel Straub and Dr. Geoff Gallas, both faculty members with the Institute of Court Management, presented "Leadership for the Court Administrator" and "Purposes of the Courts." Both of these c lasses are part of the ten core competency curriculums prepared and approved by the National Center for State Courts.
Executive Board
The new officers were elected at the business meeting:
President: Robert E. Bray,
Director, Atlanta Traffic Court;
President-Elect: Cathy McCumber, District Court
Adm inistrator, Fourth Judicial District;
Vice President: William L. Martin III, Clerk/Administrator of
the Court of Appeals of Georgia;
Secretary: Sherie M. Welch ,
Clerk of the Supreme Court of G e o rg ia ;
Treasurer: Jody Overcash , District Court Administrator,
Seventh Judicial District.
The Program of the Year Award
The City Court of Atlanta received the Council's Program of the Year Award for its interactive commercial website.
Merit and Service Awards were presented to:
John Zoller Director, Fulton County Drug Court;
Molly Perry
Director, Council of Superior Court Judges; Keith Parkhouse Adm inistrator, Clayton County Ju venile Court.
Special Award :
Skip Chesshire, Court Administrator, Cobb
County Superior Court. t6
Skip Chesshire accepts an award for his work on the
NACM Symposium held in
August.
Mattie Thompson accepts the "Program of the Year Award" for the City Court of Atlanta
John Zoller accepts a Merit and Service Award. For h1formatio 11 0 11 01 c Georg ia Council of Cou r t /\dministrators Contact :
Robert Bray
City Court of Aclanta 260 Central Avenue, SW
Atlanta, GA 30335 404-658-6987
December 2000 Georgia Courts jo11mal 9
Juvenile Court Judgeships Funded by HB 182
Georg ia '.~ juvenile court system received a boon when HB 182 passed during the 2000 legislative session. The measure allows for state funding ofjuvenile court judgeships and provides that the superior court judges of a circuit appoint circuit-wide juvenile court judges in order to receive state funds.
Already, 39 of 48 judicial circuits have requested statefundsfor salaries ofjuvenile court judges. The AOC Fiscal Office is handling payout ofstate funds to counties or circuits. Current monthly disbursements total approximately $332,000.
Five circuits now have part-time j uveni le court judges:
Atlantic Circuit: Judge Benjamin Brinson Judge Luz Cloy Judge Linnie Darden
Northern Circuit: Judge Susanne Burton Judge Margaret Dyal
Oconee Circuit: Judge Sarah Wall Judge Dennis Mullis
Toombs Circuit: Judge Harold Hi nesley
Waycross Circuit: Judge Dwayne G illis
In four circuits, new full-time juvenile court judges are now serving:
Ocmulgee Circuit: Judge Phillip Spivey
Middle Circuit: Judge Tom Rawlings
Dublin Circuit: Judge Wi II iam Tribble
Tifton Circuit Judge Ho lli Mrutin
In five circuits part-time judges became full-time juvenHe court judges:
Appalachian Circuit: Judge William Reilly
Augusta Circuit: Judge Herbert Kemaghan
Cordele Circuit: Judge Terry Hughes
Rockdale Circuit: Judge William Schneider
Towaliga Circuit: Judge Sharon Whitwell t'6
Juvenile Court Judges Now Preside in Most Counties
G00tg!1 Jud.cial '51nc;l5 Circulll!oundary
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10 Georgia Courts Journal December 2000
People, Places and Events (continued)
RETIREMENTS ~:~ Judge A. Blenn Taylor, Jr. , Chief Judge Superior Court of the Brunswick Judicial Circuit, will be retiring January l, 2001 . Future correspondence should be addressed to :
Judge A. Blenn Taylor, Jr. Senior Judge , State of Georgia 4311 8th Street, East Beach St. Simons Island, GA 31522 912-638-7329/F 638-9429
~:~ Imanell Gable, Superior Court Clerk of the Dougherty Judicial
.._. ... Circuit, has announced her retire.,., ..,._.._... ment. Mrs. Gable began her service with the clerk's office after graduating from Albany High School in 1948. Under Clerk J.W. Bush, she began her job as a clerk typist, earning $ 110/month. " As my retirement draws near," said Mrs. Gable, "it is hard to imagine that I am leav ing behind 52 years worth of memories and friends .... I will have to say that the best part is the many, many friends that I have made."
Office of Dispute Resolution Moves, Has New Director ~:~ The Office of Dispute Resolution has welcomed Ms. Leila Taaffe as its new director and has moved its offices to 244 Washington Street, Atlanta, GA 30334.
New Commission on Indigent
Defense Chosen ~:~ Chief Justice Robert Benham has appointed the Chief Justice's Commission on Indigent Defense. The 24-member commission will study the status of indigent defense in the State of Georgia, develop a strategic plan for the future , and provide a timetable and method of implementation of the plan.
Contact the Office of Commissions and Program for more information on the commission and a complete list of its members at 404-463-6782.
Reporter: Paul Kurtz, University of Georgia School of Law - Athens;
Judicial Members: Judge Ed Carnes, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals - Alabama; Judge Lawton Stephens, Superior Court - Athens; Judge Blenn Taylor, Superior Court - Brunswick; Judge Andy Fuller, Superior Court - Gainesville; Judge Harris Adams, State Court -
Marietta. 6o
Chair: Charles Morgan , Bell South Corporation, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Atlanta;
Judicial Council Seeks Applicants for Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts
Send letter of application and resume to:
Mr. Hulett H. Askew Administrative Office of the Courts
244 Washington Street, SW Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30334
Deadline for applicants: February 1, 2001
Complete Position Description on the Web @ www.georgiacourts.org
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From the Board of Court Reporting Emergency Judicial Permits
A t its June meeting, the Judicial Council of Georgia approved a change to the Rules of the Board of Court Reporting's Emergency Jud icial Pe r m it .
The new permi t for temporary offic ia l court reporters is valid in the court of the issuing judge fo r a period of one year. T he Emergency Judicial Perm it is nonrenewable. In add ition, an individual may obtain only one emergency permit.
Each court reporter holding a current Temporary Judicial Permit will be allowed to complete their present terms which expire on April l, 200 I. Prior to expiration, each reporter will have the opportunity to apply for an Emergency Judicial Permit under the new rule.
T he new rule, to be implemented on July I , 2000, for new appli cants reads as fo llows:
Board will assign a temporary number and issue an identification card. There is a $25 .00 fee for the issuance of the Emergency Judicial Permit. This judicial perm it shall apply only to the court of the issuing j udge, shall not be renewable, and will not allow freelance
reporting by the judicial permit holder. No person shall be granted more than one Emergency Judicial Permit. The application fee of a judicial permit holder shaJI be applied toward the cost of certification if the reporter passes the certificatio n exam. ~
New Address for Many Clayton County Judges
A s of November I, 2000. you will find the following Clayton County court offices at their new address: 9151 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, Georgia 30238. Phone numbers and fax numbers for these personnel do not change. Clayton County Probate Court and Juvenile Court remain at the 121 S. McDonough Street location.
Superior Court: Chief Judge William H. Ison, Judge Matthew 0 . Simmons, Judge Deboral1 H. Benefield, Judge Albert Collier;
District Attorney : Robert E. Kelle r;
ARTICLE 7 . Emergency Permits A . Emergency Jud ic ial Permits
Any Judge of a court of record shal l have the authority to issue an emergency judicial permit allowing a person who has not previously been granted a judicial permit to act as a temporary official court reporter in said judge's court for a period not to exceed one year in accordance with OCGA 1514-34. Upon receipt of a written request from the issuing judge, and an Application fo r Emergency Judicial Perm it, the
Superior Court Clerk: Linda T. Miller;
State Court: Chief Judge Harold G. Benefield, Judge Morris Braswell. Judge John C. Carbo, III, Judge Linda S. Cowen;
Solicitor: Keith C. Martin;
Magistrate Court: Judge Michael P. Baird, Judge Barbara Briley, Judge Clara E. Bucci, Judge John Campbell, Judge Robert F. Dolph. Sr.. Judge Audrey B. Johnson, Judge Avery T. Salter, Jr., Judge D. Keith Scott, Jr., Judge H .B. Watts;
Official Court Reporters: Lisa Bull Anderson, Janice S. Baker, Jerri L. Brooks, Rebecca E. Gosdin, Janice P. Lowe, Richard M. Miller, Jr., Sharon M . Moore, Kim H. Raines.
Court Administrator: Ralph L. Lurker - Superior and State Courts. ~
Council of Court Admi11.istrators Seeks "Program of the Year" Nominations for 2000
T o nom inate a Georgia court program that has improved the quality of justice delivered to the citizens or community served, please send your nomination to the Awards Committee Chair:
Dav id L. Ratley 304 Bibb County Courthouse
PO Box 1036 Macon, GA 3 1202-1036
912-749-666 1IF 749-6687
Nomination letters should include name, address, and tele-
phone number of a contact person at your court, a brief description of your program, and any clippings of media coverage if available. Courts may nominate their own programs. Application deadline is April 6, 2001. c:?:i
Watch for the 2001 Legislative Log
T he General Assembly's 200 1 Session begins January 8, 2001. Each session, the Administrative Office of the Courts publishes the Legislative Log which highlights bills and resolutions that concern Georgia's judicial system. If you haven't received the Legislative Log in the past, call 404-656-5171 to have your name added to our list!
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