For the first time in the history of the Griffin Judicial Circuit, the superior court bench that serves Fayette, Pike, Spalding and Upson counties is no longer comprised exclusively of white men.

Appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, Judge Rhonda Kreuziger has been sworn in as the circuit's first minority and first woman superior court judge.

Justice Carla Wong McMillian of the Georgia Supreme Court. (Photo: John Disney/ALM)