Women Named Chief Judges for Three Gwinnett Courts

When Melodie Snell Conner was in law school at the University of Georgia, women comprised nearly half of her class. But when she returned to her hometown in 1986 to begin her practice, she found the old boys club was alive and well. Over the years, though, the opportunities have opened up on the Gwinnett County bench. In fact, this month, a trio of women — Conner, Pam South and Kristina Blum — have been appointed as the chief judges of Gwinnett’s Superior, State and Magistrate courts.

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