Mayor picks prosecutor for judgeship
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Friday appointed a Fulton County prosecutor to serve on the Municipal Court bench.
Christopher Evan Ward, a chief senior assistant district attorney, is a former senior staff attorney for Georgia Power. Ward obtained his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College and his law degree from the University of Miami and is a former public defender. An Atlanta native, Ward thanked Reed "for this honor and privilege of serving as the next judge in the Municipal Court in Atlanta."
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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.
