Perdue appoints Boston as DeKalb solicitor

Gov. Sonny Perdue has named Atlanta lawyer Sherry Boston as DeKalb County's new solicitor.

Boston, 36, was appointed to the position because the former solicitor, Robert D. James, is now the county's district attorney. Boston also serves as a judge on the DeKalb Recorder’s Court and the Dunwoody Municipal Court. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University and her law degree from Emory University.

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Bill Rankin

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.

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