January 5, 2017 News

On January 4th, 2017, Aaron B. Mason was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Governor Nathan Deal. Mason will serve in the Clayton Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the passage of House Bill 804. Judge Mason previously served as a State Court Judge in Clayton County. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and his law degree from the Emory University School of […]

November 3, 2016 News

On November 3rd, 2016, Don W. Thompson was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Governor Nathan Deal.

May 26, 2016 News

On May 26th, 2016, former state representative, Dustin Hightower, was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Governor Nathan Deal. Hightower will serve in the Coweta Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the retiring o Judge A. Quillian Baldwin, Jr. He formerly represented the 68th district in the Georgia House of Representatives. He was also a partner at the firm Miller and Hightower, Attorneys at Law. He attained […]

May 6, 2016 News

On May 5th, 2016, Gov. Nathan Deal announced the appointment of Dustin W. Hightower to a Superior Court judgeship within the Coweta Judicial Circuit. The appointments will take effect upon swearing in. Hightower will fill a vacancy created by the retiring Superior Court Judge, A. Quillian Baldwin, Jr.

May 1, 2016 News

The Council of Superior Court Judges announces the officers for the May 1, 2016 to April 30, 2017 term: PRESIDENT – Superior Court Judge Horace J. Johnson, Jr., Alcovy Judicial Circuit, Covington. He previously served as Chair of the CSCJ’s Mandatory Continuing Judicial Education Committee and is a member of its Indigent Defense Committee. He has served as a designated Judge on the Georgia Supreme Court and was appointed by the Chief […]

April 28, 2016 News

Judge Mary Beth Priest was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge in the Appalachian Judicial Circuit, comprised of Gilmer, Fannin, and Pickens counties. Judge Priest previously was an associate with Clark and Clark in Ellijay. She earned a bachelor’s degree from North Georgia College and State University and a law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law. She and her husband, Jeremy, have two children and reside in […]

February 15, 2016 News

On Monday, February 15th, 2016, Glen A. Cheney was sworn is as a superior court judge by Gov. Nathan Deal. He will serve in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created when former judge David Cavender retired. Cheney has an extensive background in civil and criminal litigation, and he has also served as a municipal court judge in Collins, GA. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University and […]

January 22, 2016 News

At its 2016 annual meeting in Athens, the Council of Superior Court Judges awarded the Honorable A. Wallace Cato the fifth annual Emory Findley Award for “Outstanding Judicial Service.” Judge Cato is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. He has served as a South Georgia Judicial Circuit superior court judge for over 37 years. Judge Cato also served as the Council’s president May 1984-April 1985. The […]

June 29, 2015 News

On June 29th, 2015 Jean-Paul “JP” Boulee was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge.Judge Boulee will serve in the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Hon. Cynthia J. Becker. Boulee was formerly a partner with Jones Day in Atlanta. He also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He earned his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee University and […]

March 4, 2015 News

On Wednesday, March 4th, 2015, Chris Phelps was sworn in as a Superior Court Judge by Gov. Nathan Deal. Phelps’ appointment fills a vacancy in the Northern Judicial Circuit created by retired Judge John H. Bailey, Jr. Before taking the bench, Phelps practiced law in Elberton, GA since 1976. He earned his bachelor’s degree from University of West Georgia and his law degree from University of Georgia.