The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of five associate judges to Henry County’s Magistrate Court by a vote at the board’s Dec. 4 regular meeting.

Chief Magistrate Martin C. Jones proposed the slate of judges to the board that included Danielle Patrice Roberts, W. Donald Patten, Amanda Renee Flora, Ralph Bailey and Vincent Anthony Lotti. The five associate judges will each serve four-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2019.

Jones informed the commissioners in November that these new appointments would result in a court made up solely of attorneys with seven or more years of legal experience.