Judicial watchdog director to join State Bar

Jeff Davis, who serves as director of the state’s judicial watchdog agency, has been chosen to be the State Bar of Georgia’s next executive director.

The State Bar’s executive committee recently voted unanimously to select Davis for the position. He awaits final approval for the job by a vote of the legal group’s Board of Governors in June. Davis has served as director of the Judicial Qualifications Commission since 2010. He previously worked for the State Bar as an assistant counsel and, in the mid-1990s, helped Caribou Coffee gets its start in Atlanta.