L-R: (top row): Jephson Bendinger, Coweta County Judicial Circuit; and Joseph Dent, Dougherty Judicial Circuit; (bottom row): Kenneth Smith, Macon Judicial Circuit; Samir Patel, Cherokee Judicial Circuit; and Alice Benton, Atlanta Judicial Circuit. (Courtesy photos)
A group of five Georgia lawyers is preparing to shift their legal mindsets from that of adversaries to impartial jurists after being appointed superior court judges by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Announced Thursday, the judicial appointees include prosecutors and private practice attorneys handpicked by the governor to fill vacancies on the Atlanta, Cherokee, Coweta, Dougherty and Macon judicial circuits.
Meet the New Judges
Atlanta Judicial Circuit
Atlanta Municipal Court Judge JaDawnya C. Baker (from left), Alice E. Benton of Benton Law and State Ethics Commission Executive Director David H. Emadi. (Courtesy photos)
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