| Benchbook/Uniform
Rules
This committee keeps the Benchbook and
Uniform Rules updated. This committee is charged with drafting a
proposed conflict rule to give priority to court appearances for
Termination of Parental Rights Cases.
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Judge
Robin Shearer - Chair
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Judge
J. Lane Bearden - Vice Chair
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Judge
Stephen H. Andrews
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Judge
Warner L. Kennon
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Judge
Williams Sams, Jr.
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Judge
Juliette W. Scales
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Judge Billy J. Waters
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| Council
Development This committee is
charged with supporting and developing staff and judicial leadership among
the Council members at the national, state, and local levels.
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William Bartles - Chair
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Judge
Warner L Kennon, Sr. - Vice Chair
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Judge
Deborah A. Edwards
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Judge
Pamela S. James
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Judge Timothy A. Pape
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| Delinquency
This committee with work to improve
practice, procedure, and resources in delinquent and unruly cases
including workshops/specialized training on implementation of best
practices in delinquency and unruly cases. This committee will also
address issues of indigent defense for children in delinquent and unruly
cases; monitor and report on national initiatives in the state.
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Patricia Parker Stone - Chair
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Judge
Belinda Edwards - Vice Chair
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Judge
Anthony Baker
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Judge
Pamela Boles
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Judge
Linda Bratton-Haynes
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Judge
William F. Brodgen
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Judge
Daniel P. Camp
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Judge
Linnie Darden, III
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Judge
Stephen E. Franzen
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Judge
Tracy L. Graham
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Thomas Britt Hammond
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Judge
R. Michael Key
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Jennifer S. McKinzie
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Judge
A. Gregory Poole
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Stanley Rhymer
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Judge
George Rountree
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Judge
William Schneider
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Judge
Philip Spivey
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Peggy H. Walker
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Judge
Billy J. Waters
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Judge James R. Whitfield
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| Education/Certification
This committee will focus on the
development of topics and speakers to enhance the education of judges at
the bi-annual seminars. This committee will also seek education
program on the parameters of judicial leadership at the national, state
and local levels.
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Judge
F. Bryant Henry, Jr. - Chair
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Judge
A. Gregory Poole - Vice Chair
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Judge
William Bartles
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Judge
John W. Beam, Jr.
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Judge
Leroy Burke, III
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Judge
Deborah Edwards
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Judge
Quintress Gilbert
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Judge
Tracy L. Graham
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Judge
J. Alexander Johnson
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Judge
R. Michael Key
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Judge
Lisa Mantz
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Judge
Desiree Sutton Peagler
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Judge
Ronald H. Rentz
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Judge
Juliette W. Scales
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Judge
John B. Sumner
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Judge David J. Turner, Jr.
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| Legislative
This committee will make early contact with
key leaders of the legislature and other groups who propose legislation to
determine any legislation that will be proposed for the next legislative
session. They will review, analyze and make recommendations of
legislation to the Executive Committee and the general membership.
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Judge
Karlton Van Banke - Chair
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Judge
Cliff L. Jolliff - Vice Chair
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Judge
Benjamin Allen
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Judge
J. Lane Bearden
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Judge
Bradley J. Boyd
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Judge
Belinda Edwards
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Judge
Douglas J. Flanagan
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Judge
Pamela S. James
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Judge
Sanford ‘Sammy’ Jones
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Judge
R. Michael Key
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Judge
Thomas J. Matthews
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Judge
Phyllis Miller
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Judge
M. C. Pritchard, Sr.
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Judge
Ronald H. Rentz
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Judge
William Sams, Jr.
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Judge
Willie Saunders
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Judge
Juliette W. Scales
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Judge
William Schneider
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Judge
Patricia Parker Stone
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Judge
Peggy H. Walker
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Judge A.J. ‘Buddy’ Welch, Jr.
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MH/DD/AD and HEALTH
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Judge
Mary Carden - Chair
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Judge
Thomas J. Matthews - Vice Chair
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Judge
Stephen Franzen
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Judge
Warner L. Kennon
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Judge
Phyllis Miller
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Judge
Robin Shearer
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Judge
Peggy H. Walker
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John Worcester-Holland |
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| Permanency
Planning
This committee will work with the Permanent
Homes for Children Program and Model Courts Project. It will keep
the model orders current and work with DFCS Automated Case Plan (CPRS) to
enhance and support the use of this tool. This committee will also
address issues of indigent defense with regard to the representation of
children and parents in deprivation and termination proceedings.
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Lisa Jones - Chair
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Judge
John Benjamin Sumner - Vice Chair
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Judge
John W. Beam, Jr.
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Judge
Pamela Boles
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Judge
Bradley J. Boyd
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Judge
Linda Bratton-Haynes
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Judge
Belinda Edwards
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Judge
Deborah Edwards
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Judge
Thomas Britt Hammond
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Judge
F. Bryant Henry, Jr.
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Judge
Cliff L. Jolliff
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Judge
R. Michael Key
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Judge
Thomas Matthews
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Judge
Phyllis Miller
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Judge
Sandra W. Miller
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Judge
O. Terry Nichols
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Judge
Timothy A. Pape
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Judge
J. Stanley Rhymer
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Judge
Herbie L. Solomon
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Judge
Philip Spivey
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Judge
Charles J. Steedley
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Patricia Parker Stone
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Judge
Velma Tilley
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Judge
Peggy H. Walker
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Billy Waters |
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| Resource
Development This committee
(formerly the Grant Committee) will oversee the financial, as well as, the
operational aspects of programs the Council sponsors, pursuant to grants
received from federal, state, local or private sources.
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J. Russell Jackson - Chair
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Judge
Quintress Gilbert - Vice Chair
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Judge
C. Jean Bolin
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Judge
Daniel Camp
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Judge
J. Alexander Johnson
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Judge Peggy H. Walker
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| Technology This
committee will work toward court improvement, court administration and
case management through technology. This committee will also work
with Georgia CASA regarding its data collection and case county
methodology.
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Judge
Timothy A. Pape - Chair
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Judge
LeRoy Burke, III - Vice Chair
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Judge
Phyllis Miller
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Judge
Desiree Sutton Peagler
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Judge
Robin Shearer
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