January 23, 2018 News

Judge T. Craig Earnest was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Gov. Deal on January 9th, 2018. Prior to being sworn in, he served as the District Attorney of the Pataula Judicial Circuit. He earned an associate’s degree from Bainbridge Junior College, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, and his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law. Judge Earnest, his wife, and two children […]

January 23, 2018 News

John A. “Trea” Pipkin, III was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge on January 9th, 2018 by Gov. Nathan Deal.  Prior to being sworn in, Judge Pipkin served as the Solicitor General of Henry County. Judge Pipkin earned an associate’s degree from Reinhardt College, an undergraduate degree from the Terry College of Business at UGA, and his law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law. He and […]

January 23, 2018 News

Howard C. Kaufold, Jr. was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Gov. Deal on January 9th, 2018. Prior to being sworn in, Judge Kaufold was a partner at Kaufold & Everett in Vidalia, GA. He earned his undergraduate degree from Mercer University and his law degree from Mercer’s Walter F. George School of Law. Judge Kaufold will serve in the Oconee Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the […]

January 4, 2018 News

On January 4th, 2018, Governor Deal administered the oath of office to Kathryn L. Powers. Judge Powers previously served on the state court of Clayton County, but was appointed to fill a vacancy on the superior court bench, created by retiring Chief Judge Albert Collier. Judge Powers earned her undergraduate degree from Georgia State University and her law degree from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. Judge Powers […]

January 4, 2018 News

On January 4th, 2018, Governor Deal administered the oath of office to Clint G. Bearden. Judge Bearden will serve on the superior court bench of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit, which included Dawson and Hall counties. Judge Bearden earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Georgia and his juris doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law. Prior to his appointment, he practiced law at the Law […]

February 27, 2017 News

Paige Reese Whitaker was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Gov. Nathan Deal on February 27. 2017. Judge Whitaker will serve in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, filing a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Jerry W. Baxter. Judge Whitaker previously served as a deputy district District Attorney in the Fulton County District Attorney’s office. She earned her undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston and her law […]

February 13, 2017 News

Cynthia C. Adams was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge on February 13, 2017 by Gov. Nathan Deal. Judge Adams will serve in the Douglas Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Robert J. James. Judge Adams previously served as Judge Pro Tempore in the Douglas County Juvenile Court as a s a solo practitioner at the Law Office of Cynthia C. Adams. She earned […]

January 30, 2017 News

Ashley Wright was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Gov. Nathan Deal on January 30th, 2017. Judge Wright will serve in the Augusta Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Judge J. David Roper. Wright previously served as the district attorney in the Augusta Judicial Circuit. She earned her undergraduate degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, VA and her law degree from the Walter […]

January 24, 2017 News

At its 2017 annual meeting in Athens, the Council of Superior Court Judges awarded the Honorable Jason Deal the sixth annual Emory Findley Award for “Outstanding Judicial Service.” Jason J. Deal was appointed to Judge of the Superior Court of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia by Governor Sonny Perdue effective June 22, 2005, and ran unopposed for re-election to the post in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Deal became the […]