R. Violet Bennett (Wayne)
President

John K. Edwards, Jr. (Lowndes)
President Elect

Jeffrey. B. Hanson (Bibb)
Secretary

Greg V. Sapp (Chatham)
Treasurer

Alvin T. Wong (DeKalb)
Past President

Billy Tomlinson (Bryan)
District 1

Shawn Rowland (Jeff Davis)
District 2

Ellen S. Golden (Lowndes)
District 3

Tammi L. Hayward (Clayton)
District 4

Monique Walker (Richmond)
District 5

John G. Breakfield (Hall)
District 6

Eric A. Richardson (Fulton)
District 7

Michelle H. Helhoski (Cherokee)
District 8

Susan Edlein (Fulton)
Chair

Wes Tailor (Fulton)
Vice-Chair

Kimberly Anderson (DeKalb)

Jason Ashford (Houston)

Steve Campbell (Habersham)

Maria Golick (Cobb)

Jeff Hanson (Macon/Bibb)

Wayne Purdom (DeKalb)

Jay Roth (Fulton)

John Stephenson (Dougherty)

Ben Studdard (Sr. Henry)

Josh Thacker (Spalding)

Erica Tisinger (Carroll)

Maria Golick (Cobb)
Chair

Billy Mullinax (Walker)
Vice-Chair

Vi Bennett (Wayne)

John Edwards (Lowndes)

Greg Fowler (Sr. Chatham)

Ellen Golden (Lowndes)
JRS Rep

Jeff Hanson (Bibb)
Treasurer

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Al Wong (DeKalb)

Michelle Homier (Cherokee)
Chair

Jane Morrison (Fulton)
Vice-Chair

Kimberly Alexander (DeKalb)*

Robert Alexander (Jackson)*

Jason Ashford (Houston)*

Larry Baldwin (Hall)

Vi Bennett (Wayne)*

Eric Brewton (Cobb)*

Ronda Colvin-Leary (Gwinnett)*

Clarence Cuthpert (Rockdale)*

Sharell Lewis (Bibb)*

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Bill Mills (Early)

Greg Sapp (Chatham)*

Jason Thompson (Fayette)

*Needs Assessment members

John Holland (Turner)
Chair

Vice-Chair (Vacant)

Leslie Abernathy-Maddox (Forsyth)

Charles Auslander (Clarke)

Carla Brown (Gwinnett)

Jason Fincher (Cobb)

Janis Gordon (Sr. DeKalb)

Steve Jenkins (Elbert)

Marsha Lake (Cobb)

Donny Peppers (Sr. Walker)

Allison Salter (Cobb)

Greg Sapp (Chatham)

Margaret Spencer (Clayton)

Doug Ashworth (ICJE)

Ron Ginsberg (Sr. Chatham)
Chair

Melodie Clayton (Sr. Cobb)

Howard Cook (Sr. Gwinnett)

Jack McLaughlin (Sr. DeKalb)

Eddie Barker (Douglas)
Co-Chair

Jason Thompson (Fayette)
Co-Chair

TBD
Recording Secretary

Kimberly Anderson (DeKalb)

Jason Ashford (Houston)

Charles Auslander (Clarke)

Larry Baldwin (Hall)

Pattie Booker (Sr. Richmond)

Emily Brantley (Gwinnett)

Shawn Bratton (Gwinnett)

Leon Braun (Sr. Liberty)

Eric Brewton (Cobb)

Bridgette Campbell (Cobb)

Melodie Clayton (Sr. Cobb)

John Dennis (Chattooga)

Susan Edlein (Fulton)

Brian Fortner (Douglas)

Greg Fowler (Sr. Chatham)

Ellen Golden (Lowndes)

Jeff Hanson (Bibb)

Michelle Helhoski (Cherokee)

Steve Jenkins (Elbert)

Alan Jordan (Cherokee)

Wesley Leonard (Troup)

Sharell Lewis (Bibb)

Vincent Lotti (Henry)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Kellie McIntyre (Richmond)

Ana Maria Martinez (DeKalb)

Dee Morris (Cherokee)

Jeffery Osteen (Liberty)

Seay VanPatten Poulakos (Coweta)

Ralph Powell (Worth)

Greg Sapp (Chatham)

Margaret Spencer (Clayton)

Kiesha Storey (DeKalb)

Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Erica Tisinger (Carroll)

David Watkins (Richmond)

Derek White (Chatham)

Al Wong (DeKalb)

Leslie Abernathy-Maddox (Forsyth)
Co-Chair

Allison Salter (Cobb)
Co-Chair

Kimberly Alexander (DeKalb)

Kimberly Anderson (DeKalb)

Jason Ashford (Houston)

Diane Bessen (Fulton)

Eric Brewton (Cobb)

Bridgette Campbell (Cobb)

John Carbo (Sr. Clayton)

Ronda Colvin-Leary (Gwinnett)

John Edwards (Lowndes)

Janis Gordon (Sr. DeKalb)

Jason Harper (Sr. Henry)

Michelle Helhoski (Cherokee)

Alan Jordan (Cherokee)

Marsha Lake (Cobb)

Sharell Lewis (Bibb)

Jeannette Little (Sr. Troup)

Bob Mock (Sr. Gwinnett)

Shalonda Jones-Parker (Clayton)

Wayne Purdom (DeKalb)

Margaret Spencer (Clayton)

Pam South (Gwinnett)

Kiesha Storey (DeKalb)

Ben Studdard (Sr. Henry)

Lynne Moore Nelson (ICJE)

Maria Golick (Cobb)
Co-Chair

Ron Ramsey (DeKalb)
Co-Chair

Jason Ashford (Houston)

Larry Baldwin (Hall)

Vi Bennett (Wayne)

Diane Bessen (Fulton)

John Breakfield (Hall)

Patricia Booker (Sr. Richmond)

Leon Braun (Sr. Liberty)

Carla Brown (Gwinnett)

Steve Campbell (Habersham)

John Carbo (Sr. Clayton)

Jack Carney (Sr. Bryan)

Ronda Colvin-Leary (Gwinnett)

Neal Dettmering (Sr. Douglas)

Susan Edlein (Fulton)

John Edwards (Lowndes)

Susan Forsling (Sr. Fulton)

Brian Fortner (Douglas)

Robert Garner (Barrow)

Ron Ginsberg (Sr. Chatham)

C. J. Gober (Sr. Cherokee)

Ellen Golden (Lowndes)

Jason Harper (Sr. Henry)

John Holland (Turner)

Joseph Iannazzone (Sr. Gwinnett)

Mike Jacobs (DeKalb)

Alan Jordan (Cherokee)

Jeannette Little (Sr. Troup)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Jane Manning (Cobb)

Jeffery Osteen (Liberty)

Wayne Purdom (DeKalb)

Eric Richardson (Fulton)

Jay Roth (Fulton)

Greg Sapp (Chatham)

Richard Slaby (Richmond)

Margaret Spencer (Clayton)

Ben Studdard (Sr. Henry)

Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Erica Tisinger (Carroll)

Billy Tomlinson (Bryan)

Al Wong (DeKalb)

Charlie Wynne (Sr. Hall)

Eric Brewton (Cobb)
Chair

Billy Mullinax (Walker)
Vice-Chair

John Edwards (Lowndes)

Bob Mock (Sr. Gwinnett)

Alan Thrower (Baldwin)

Rick Waters (Mitchell)

Lynne Moore Nelson (ICJE)

Patsy Porter (Fulton)
Chair

Eric Brewton (Cobb)

Maria Golick (Cobb)

Ellen Golden (Lowndes)

Michelle Helhoski (Cherokee)

Pam South (Gwinnett)

John Stephenson (Dougherty)

Susan Edlein (Fulton)
Chair

Allison Salter (Cobb)
Recording Secretary

Charles Auslander (Clarke)

Eddie Barker (Douglas)

Eric Brewton (Cobb)

Carla Brown (Gwinnett)

Melodie Clayton (Sr. Cobb)

Ronda Colvin-Leary (Gwinnett)

John Edwards (Lowndes)

Ellen Golden (Lowndes)

Janis Gordon (Sr. DeKalb)

Jeff Hanson (Macon/Bibb)

Tammi Hayward (Clayton)

Steve Jenkins (Elbert)

Kellie McIntyre (Richmond)

Shalonda Jones-Parker (Clayton)

Seay Poulakos (Coweta)

Ben Richardson (Muscogee)

Josh Thacker (Spalding)

Jason Thompson (Fayette)

Alan Thrower (Baldwin)

Monique Walker (Richmond)

Al Wong (DeKalb)

Lynne Moore Nelson (ICJE)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)
Chair

Greg Fowler (Sr. Chatham)

Maria Golick (Cobb)

Tammi Hayward (Clayton)

Steve Jenkins (Elbert)

Wayne Purdom (DeKalb)

Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Al Wong (DeKalb)

James Garner (Treutlen)
Chair

Ralph Powell (Worth)
Vice-Chair

Vi Bennett (Wayne)

Robert Gardner (Barrow)

Ron Hallman (Evans)

Hugh McCullough (Tattnall)

Hubert Reeves (Jenkins)

Alan Thrower (Baldwin)

Billy Tomlinson (Bryan)

David Darden (Cobb)
Chair

Greg Fowler (Chatham)

Ron Ginsberg (Sr. Chatham)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Wes Tailor

Ralph Powell (Worth)
Chair

Jeff Hanson (Bibb)
Vice-Chair

Leslie Abernathy-Maddox (Forsyth)

Larry Baldwin (Hall)

Eddie Barker (Douglas)

Pattie Booker (Richmond)

Carla Brown (Gwinnett)

John Cranford (Coweta)

John Dennis (Chattooga)

John Edwards (Lowndes)

Richard Kent (Colquitt)

Sharell Lewis (Bibb)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Hugh McCullough (Tattnall)

Bob Mock (Sr. Gwinnett)

Billy Mullinax (Walker)

Ben Studdard (Sr. Henry)

Rick Waters (Mitchell)

David Watkins (Richmond)

Jean Bolin (McIntosh)
Chair

Linda Cowen (Clayton)

Greg Fowler (Chatham)

Janis Gordon (Sr. DeKalb)

Jeannette Little (Troup)

Toby Prodgers (Cobb)

Alan Jordan (Cherokee)
Chair

Ellen Golden (Lowndes)
Vice-Chair

Pattie Booker (Richmond)

John Edwards (Lowndes)

James Irvin (Stephens)

Marsha Lake (Cobb)

John Stephenson (Dougherty)

David Darden (Sr. Cobb)
Co-Chairs

Greg Fowler (Sr. Chatham)

Jeannette Little (Sr. Troup)

Bob Mock (Sr. Gwinnett)

Kelly Turner (Sr. Lowndes)

Ben Studdard (Henry)
Chair

Vacant
Vice-Chair

Jason Ashford (Houston)

Leon Braun (Sr. Liberty)

Jack Carney (Sr. Bryan)

Melodie Clayton (Sr. Cobb)

Richard Kent (Colquitt)

Billy Mullinax (Walker)

Monique Walker (Richmond)

Jeff Hanson (Bibb)
Co-Chair

John Edwards (Lowndes)
Co-Chair

Kimberly Anderson (DeKalb)

Jason Ashford (Houston)

Eddie Barker (Douglas)

Vi Bennett (Wayne)

Diane Bessen (Fulton)

John Breakfield (Hall)

Eric Brewton (Cobb)

Melodie Clayton (Sr. Cobb)

Ronda Colvin-Leary (Gwinnett)

David Darden (Sr. Cobb)

Susan Edlein (Fulton)

Greg Fowler (Sr. Chatham)

Michael Gailey (Putnam)

Ellen Golden (Lowndes)

Maria Golick (Cobb)

Tammi Hayward (Clayton)

Michelle Helhoski (Cherokee)

James Irvin (Stephens)

Jeannette Little (Sr. Troup)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

John Murphy III (Jefferson)

Wayne Purdom (DeKalb)

Ron Ramsey (DeKalb)

Eric Richardson (Fulton)

Shawn Rowland (Jeff Davis)

Allison Salter (Cobb)

Greg Sapp (Chatham)

Danny Shepard (Miller)

Pam South (Gwinnett)

Margaret Spencer (Clayton)

Ben Studdard (Sr. Henry)

Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Josh Thacker (Spalding)

Erica Tisinger (Carroll)

Billy Tomlinson (Bryan)

Monique Walker (Richmond)

Al Wong (DeKalb)

Jason Ashford (Houston)
Chair

Diane Bessen (Fulton)
Vice-Chair

Harold Benefield (Sr. Clayton)

Pattie Booker (Richmond)

John Dennis (Chattooga)

Neal Dettmering (Sr. Douglas)

John Edwards (Lowndes)

Jason Fincher (Cobb)

Joe Iannazzone (Sr. Gwinnett)

Marsha Lake (Cobb)

Sharell Lewis (Bibb)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Ben Studdard (Henry)

Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Monique Walker (Richmond)

Greg Sapp (Chatham)
Chair

TBD
Vice Chair

Leslie Abernathy-Maddox (Forsyth)

Larry Baldwin (Hall)

Melodie Clayton (Sr. Cobb)

Greg Fowler (Chatham)

Joe Iannazzone (Gwinnett)

James Irvin (Stephens)

Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Wayne Purdom (DeKalb)

John Stephenson (Dougherty)

Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Board (ICJE)
Allison Salter (Cobb) 2 year 6/30/23

Judicial Council Records Retention Committee
Kiesha Storey (DeKalb)
Jeannette Little (Troup)

Judicial Council Committee on Victims of Domestic Violence
Maria Golick (Cobb)
Jeannette Little (Troup)

State Commission on Family Violence
Leslie Abernathy (Forsyth) Governor
Appointment August 2018

Advisory Council of Board to Department of Community Supervision
Ralph Powell (Worth)

Judicial Council Committee on Public Service Announcements – COVID
Ben Richardson (Muscogee)

Judicial Council Technology Committee
Diane Bessen (Fulton)  – June 30, 2018

Judicial Council Committee on Cyber Insurance Implementation
Diane Bessen (Fulton)

Judicial Council Committee on Grants
Eric Richardson (Fulton) June 30, 2021

Judicial Council Committee on Interpreters
Jean Bolin (McIntosh) June 30, 2023

Supreme Court – Board to Determine Fitness of Bar Applicants
Janis Gordon (Sr. DeKalb)

Judicial Council Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Court Operations
Eric Brewton (Cobb)
Bob Bray – Advisory Member

Pre-Trial Justice in Georgia
Wes Tailor (Fulton)

Judicial Council Legislative Committee
Vi Bennett (Wayne
Maria Golick (Cobb)
Ron Ramsey (DeKalb)
Bob Bray (Advisory)

Council of Accountability Courts
Charles E. Auslander, III (Clarke) – Chair
Jason Thompson (Fayette) – Exec. Committee
Margaret Spencer (Clayton) – Advisory Member

Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution
Charles E. Auslander, III (Clarke)

Judicial Council Committee on Access to Justice
Jason Thompson (Fayette)
Linda Cowen (Clayton)
Jane Morrison (Fulton)

Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism
Russ McClelland – 6/30/2024

Judicial Council Committee on Improving Access to Legal Resources
Jason Ashford (Houston)

Judicial Qualifications Commission
Vacant – 7/1/2017 – 6/30/2021

Judicial Council COVID-19 Task Force
Russ McClelland (Forsyth)

Georgia Board of Court Reporting
John Edwards (Lowndes)

Digital Court Reporting Rules Subcommittee
Jane Morrison – Chair (Fulton)

Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Emergency Preparedness
TBD
Judicial Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Salaries
Al Wong (DeKalb)

Georgia Judicial Retirement System – Board of Trustees (Governor Appointment – 4 Year Term)
Ellen Golden (Lowndes) – July 1, 2020

Judicial Council Workload Assessment Committee
Michelle Helhoski (Cherokee)

Judicial Council Budget Committee
John Edwards (Lowndes)
Maria Golick (Cobb)

Judicial Council Automated Data Collection Subcommittee
Jeff Hanson (Bibb)

Bench & Bar Committee of State Bar
Jane Manning (Cobb)

Judicial Council ARPA Committee
Vi Bennett (Wayne)