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Council of Magistrate Court Judges JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF GEORGIA General Session Friday, August 13, 2021 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. By Remote Conferencing Judicial Council of Georgia General Session By Remote Conferencing Friday, August 13, 2021 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/judicialcouncilofgeorgia 1. Preliminary Remarks (Chief Justice David E. Nahmias, Est. Time – 5 Min.) 2. Pledge of Allegiance (Judge Arthur L. Smith, III, Est. Time – 1 Min.) 3. Roll Call of Judicial Council Members (Ms. Cynthia H. Clanton, AOC Director & Judicial Council Secretary, Est. Time – 2 Min.) 4. Approval of Minutes (Action Item) TAB 1 (Chief Justice David E. Nahmias, Est. Time – 2 Min.) 5. Update on COVID-19 and Court Operations TAB 2 (Chief Justice David E. Nahmias, Est. Time – 10 Min.) A. Judicial COVID-19 Task Force Update (Justice Shawn Ellen LaGrua/Chief Judge T. Russell McClelland, Est. Time – 3 Min.) B. Update on American Rescue Plan Act funding (Presiding Justice Michael P. Boggs, Est. Time – 3 Min.) 6. Judicial Council Committee Reports A. Legislation Committee (Action Item) TAB 3 (Presiding Justice Michael P. Boggs, Est. Time – 5 Min.) B. Budget Committee (Action Item) TAB 4 (Justice Charles J. Bethel/Ms. Maleia Wilson, Est. Time – 10 Min.) C. Technology Committee TAB 5 (Chief Judge David T. Emerson/Justice Shawn Ellen LaGrua, Est. Time – 5 Min.) D. Judicial Workload Assessment Committee (Action Item) TAB 6 (Chief Judge David T. Emerson, Est Time – 15 Min.) E. Court Interpreters Committee TAB 7 (Justice Carla Wong McMillian, Est. Time – 5 Min.) Rev. 8/6/21 F. Court Reporting Matters Committee (Action Item) TAB 8 (Vice Chief Judge Amanda H. Mercier, Est. Time – 5 Min.) G. Grants Committee (Written Report) TAB 9 H. Strategic Plan Committee (Written Report) TAB 10 7. Report from Judicial Council/AOC TAB 11 (Ms. Cynthia H. Clanton, Est. Time – 10 Min.) 8. Reports from Courts, Councils, & State Bar TAB 12 (Est. Time – 15 min.) A. Supreme Court B. Court of Appeals C. State-wide Business Court D. Council of Superior Court Judges E. Council of State Court Judges F. Council of Juvenile Court Judges G. Council of Probate Court Judges H. Council of Magistrate Court Judges I. Council of Municipal Court Judges J. State Bar of Georgia 9. Reports from additional Judicial Branch Agencies TAB 13 (Est. Time – 10 Min.) A. Council of Accountability Court Judges B. Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution C. Council of Superior Court Clerks D. Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism E. Georgia Council of Court Administrators F. Institute of Continuing Judicial Education G. Judicial Qualifications Commission Rev. 8/6/21 10. Old/New Business (Chief Justice David E. Nahmias, Est. Time – 3 Min.) 11. Concluding Remarks and Adjournment (Chief Justice David E. Nahmias, Est. Time – 3 Min.) Next Judicial Council Meeting – General Session Friday, December 10, 2021 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom Conferencing Meeting Calendar CY 2022 – Judicial Council General Session Friday, February 11, 2022 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom Conferencing Friday, April 22, 2022 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Nathan Deal Judicial Center / Atlanta, GA Friday, August 12, 2022 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The Classic Center / Athens, GA Friday, December 9, 2022 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Zoom Conferencing Rev. 8/6/21 Judicial Council of Georgia Members as of July 1, 2021 Chief Justice David E. Nahmias Supreme Court Nathan Deal Judicial Center P: 404-656-3470 [email protected] Chair 330 Capitol Avenue, S.E. F: 404-656-2253 1st Floor, Suite 1100 Atlanta, GA 30334 Presiding Justice Michael P. Boggs Supreme Court Nathan Deal Judicial Center P: 404-656-3470 [email protected] Vice-Chair 330 Capitol Avenue, S.E. F: 404-656-2253 1st Floor, Suite 1100 Atlanta, GA 30334 Chief Judge Brian M. Rickman Court of Appeals Nathan Deal Judicial Center P: 404-656-3450 [email protected] 330 Capitol Avenue, S.E. F: 404-651-6187 Suite 1601 Atlanta, GA 30334 Vice Chief Judge Amanda H. Mercier Court of Appeals Nathan Deal Judicial Center P: 404-656-3450 [email protected] 330 Capitol Avenue, S.E. F: 404-651-6187 Suite 1601 Atlanta, GA 30334 Judge Walter W. Davis Georgia State-Wide Nathan Deal Judicial Center P: 404-656-3080 [email protected] Business Court 330 Capitol Avenue, S.E. Suite 3500 Atlanta, GA 30334 Judge J. Wade Padgett Superior Court Columbia Judicial Circuit P: 706-312-7355 [email protected] President, CSCJ PO Box 2657 Evans, GA 30809 Judge Arthur L. Smith, III Superior Court Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit P: 706-653-4273 [email protected] President-Elect, CSCJ PO Box 1340 Columbus, GA 31902 Judge Jeffrey H. Kight Superior Court Waycross Judicial Circuit P: 912-287-4330 [email protected] 1st JAD Ware County Courthouse F: 912-544-9857 800 Church Street, Suite B202 Waycross, GA 31501 Judge Melanie B. Cross Superior Court Tifton Judicial Circuit P: 229-386-7904 [email protected] 2nd JAD PO Box 7090 Tifton, GA 31793 Judge W. James Sizemore, Jr. Superior Court Southwestern Judicial Circuit P: 229-924-2269 [email protected] 3rd JAD PO Drawer 784 F: 229-924-1614 Americus, GA 31709 Rev. 7/23/21 Chief Judge Asha F. Jackson Superior Court Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit P: 404-371-2344 [email protected] 4th JAD DeKalb County Courthouse F: 404-371-2002 556 N. McDonough Street Suite 6230 Decatur, GA 30030 Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher Superior Court Atlanta Judicial Circuit P: 404-612-4335 [email protected] 5th JAD T-8905 Justice Center Tower F: 404-612-2569 185 Central Avenue SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Chief Judge W. Fletcher Sams Superior Court Griffin Judicial Circuit P: 770-716-4282 [email protected] 6th JAD Fayette County Justice Center F: 770-716-4862 One Center Drive Fayetteville, GA 30214 Judge Robert Flournoy, III Superior Court Cobb Judicial Circuit P: 678-581-5400 [email protected] 7th JAD 70 Haynes Street F: 678-581-5407 Marietta, GA 30090 Chief Judge Sarah Wall Superior Court Oconee Judicial Circuit P: 478-783-2900 [email protected] 8th JAD PO Box 1096 F: 478-783-2902 Hawkinsville, GA 31036 Judge R. Timothy Hamil Superior Court Gwinnett Judicial Circuit P: 770-822-8672 [email protected] 9th JAD 75 Langley Drive F: 770-822-8536 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Chief Judge James G. Blanchard, Jr. Superior Court Columbia Judicial Circuit P: 706-312-7356 [email protected] 10th JAD P.O. Box 2656 F: 706 -312-7365 Evans, GA 30809 Judge Alvin T. Wong State Court DeKalb County P: 404-371-2591 [email protected] President, CStCJ 556 N. McDonough St., Suite 2240 Decatur, GA 30030 Judge R. Violet Bennett State Court Wayne County P: 912-427-4240 [email protected] President-Elect, CStCJ 392 E. Walnut Street Jesup, GA 31546 Chief Judge C. Gregory Price Juvenile Court Rome Judicial Circuit P: 706-291-5180 [email protected] President, CJCJ #3 Government Plaza Suite 202 Rome, GA 30161 Rev. 7/23/21 Judicial Council of Georgia Members as of July 1, 2021 Judge Render M. Heard, Jr. Juvenile Court Tifton Judicial Circuit P: 229-386-7909 [email protected] President-Elect, CJCJ 225 Tift Avenue North F: 229-386-7929 Suite C-1 PO Box 945 Tifton, GA 31793 Judge Thomas Lakes Probate Court Harris County P: 706-628-5038 [email protected] President, CPCJ 102 N. College St F: 706-628-7322 PO Box 569 Hamilton, GA 31811 Judge B. Shawn Rhodes Probate Court Wilcox County P: 229-467-2220 [email protected] President-Elect, CPCJ 103 N. Broad St. F: 229-467-2067 Abbeville, GA 31001 Judge Quinn M. Kasper Magistrate Court Cobb County P: 770-528-8900 [email protected] President, CMCJ 32 Waddell St.,3rd Floor Marietta, GA 30090 Chief Judge Rebecca J. Pitts Magistrate Court Butts County P: 770-775-8220 [email protected] President-Elect, CMCJ 835 Ernest Biles Drive PO Box 457 Jackson, GA 30233 Judge Lori B. Duff Municipal Court Municipal Court of Monroe P: 770-466-6149 [email protected] President, CMuCJ 7730 B Hampton Place Loganville, GA 30052 Judge JaDawnya C. Baker Municipal Court Municipal Court of Atlanta P: 404-588-5970 [email protected] President-Elect, CMuCJ 150 Garnett Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Ms. Elizabeth Fite State Bar of GA Rogers & Fite LLC P: 877-732-8897 [email protected] President, State Bar of Georgia 4355 Cobb Parkway F: 877-732-8897 Suite 564 Atlanta, GA 30339 Rev. 7/23/21 Administrative Office of the Courts 244 Washington St. SW, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30334 Cynthia H. Clanton, Director 404-656-5171 As of August 2, 2021 Director’s Office Judicial Services Administration Stephanie Hines Latoinna Lawrence Bianca Bennett Division Director 404-463-6106 404-463-3820 404-463-1871 Paula Myrick 404-463-6480 Front Desk Research and Data Analysis 404-656-5171 Matthew Bishop Bruce Shaw 404-656-6783 Budget 404-656-0371 Maleia Wilson Shimike Dodson Financial Administration 404-656-6404 404-656-2614 Drew Townsend CFO/Division Director Governmental and Trial Jeffrey Thorpe 404-651-7613 Court Liaison 404-656-6413 Tracy Mason Amber Parker Kim Burley 404-463-0559 470-677-8610 404-463-3816 Robert Aycock Court Professionals Latricia Harris 404-463-1023 404-463-1907 John Botero Darron Enns 404-463-3785 Celesta Murray 404-656-5453 404-656-6691 Herbert Gordon LaShawn Murphy 404-653-3789 Cassaundra Niblack 404-651-6325 404-463-0237 LaShica Briscoe Cheryl Karounos 404-463-5127 Schandra Farley 404-651-7616 404-463-0352 Tiffanie Robinson Veronica Williams Human Resources 404-651-8707 404-463-9016 Jacqueline Booker Audrianna Smith 404-463-0638 404-232-1409 Tax Intercept Andrew Theus Janine Wilson
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