Dawn Jones

May 13, 2021 | Daily Report Online

A member of the Georgia Bar since 1973, she was initially one of fewer than 50 African American female attorneys in Georgia and among the first handful of women of color to serve in the Georgia General Assembly.

By Dawn Jones

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April 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Mr. Shaffer served the greater community in numerous capacities, as a member of the "Atlanta Nine" who brought the 1996 Summer Olympic Games to Atlanta and as president of the Atlanta Sports Council, leading a successful bid to attract the 2000 Super Bowl and, later, the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four.

By Dawn Jones

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December 07, 2020 | Daily Report Online

She makes "a bit of history," as the first graduate of Georgia State University School of Law to become a justice on the state's highest court, writes the Georgia bar president, a fellow alumna.

By Dawn Jones

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December 03, 2020 | Daily Report Online

In 2014, the state bar bestowed on the former Georgia Supreme Court chief justice and former state Court of Appeals chief judge its highest accolade, the Distinguished Service Award.

By Dawn Jones

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