Two Open Seats Spark Judicial Race in Gwinnett
Judge Tom Davis and Judge Debra Turner have chosen not to run for re-election after long careers on the bench.
March 14, 2018 at 04:00 PM
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Gwinnett County Superior Court will have two new judges chosen for open seats in the May 22 nonpartisan elections.
Judge Tom Davis and Judge Debra Turner have chosen not to run for re-election after long careers on the bench. Both judges are University of Georgia law graduates—Davis in 1978 and Turner in 1982. It's the bench where Georgia Court of Appeals Judge William “Billy” Ray II worked previously. Ray is currently President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Five candidates qualified last week to replace Davis. They are: Jason Park, John Burdges, Jon Setzer, Tracey Mason and Veronica Cope.
Park is a career prosecutor. Burdges is a trial lawyer and former police detective. Setzer is a prosecutor and current senior assistant district attorney in Gwinnett. Mason has a private practice and does mediation. Cope has handled criminal defense and civil litigation, including personal injury cases from both sides.
Three candidates qualified to replace Turner: B.T. Parker, Tracie Cason and Wesley Person.
Parker's campaign website identifies her as B. Thassanee Gutter-Parker and says she moved to Gwinnett and began practicing in 1996, handling a variety of cases. Cason is deputy chief ADA in Gwinnett. Person's campaign website says he has a private practice and has also worked as a prosecutor.
Two other Gwinnett County Superior Court judges are running unopposed this year: Timothy Hamil and George Hutchinson.
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