Council recommends new judgeships for Clayton, Forsyth
The Judicial Council of Georgia is recommending that six new Superior Court judgeships, including one each in Clayton and Forsyth counties, be approved in next year's legislative session.
The council met Friday in Atlanta and, after reviewing case load information, recommended the creation of these new positions in the following order of priority: Bell-Forsyth Circuit, Piedmont Circuit, Middle Circuit, Oconee Circuit, Western Circuit and Clayton Circuit. The recommendations are being sent to the governor and the General Assembly for the 2012 session.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
