About GPDC — Georgia Public Defender Council

About GPDC — Georgia Public Defender Council

In an effort to reconnect families and reduce recidivism, the GPDC started the Ladders leadership development initiative. Ladders provides transformational education and wraparound services for certain individuals with prior justice...
Georgia Public Defender Council’s Central Office

Georgia Public Defender Council’s Central Office

The Georgia Public Defender’s Office is the central office located in Atlanta, Georgia. With seven Council members and at over 400 attorneys, they are dedicated to providing zealous criminal...

Going through Execution at 72, Georgia’s Oldest Loss of life Row Inmate Exposes Loss...

THE FIRST TIME Michael Marcum saw the byline “Brandon Astor Jones,” he was working as a jail commander in San Francisco. It was 1993; Marcum can’t recall what the...
Georgia Moves to Slash Public Defender’s Appellate Division – Georgia Innocence Project

Georgia Moves to Slash Public Defender’s Appellate Division – Georgia Innocence Project

We Need Your Voice: Georgia Moves to Slash Public Defender’s Appellate Division Georgians are constitutionally entitled to effective counsel in their trials and in their appeals, but that right will...
Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys Facts for Kids

Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kidsGeorgia Alliance of African American Attorneys Logo of the Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys Formation June 1992 Type Legal Society Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia Location Membership 1600+ President Charla Hall Website www.gaaaa.org The Georgia Alliance of African American Attorneys (GAAAA) is...
Northern District of Georgia |  The exam room

Northern District of Georgia | The exam room

Federal judges are often asked to interpret laws and legislative history and to give meaning to legislative ambiguities. So it can be argued that the system benefits from...
History – Supreme Court of Georgia

History – Supreme Court of Georgia

OFFICE OF BAR ADMISSIONS The Supreme Court has the duty of setting standards for the admission of attorneys to the practice of law in Georgia. In keeping with this obligation,...
Public Defender | Northeastern Judicial Circuit Georgia

Public Defender | Northeastern Judicial Circuit Georgia

About the Program Created through an act of the Georgia legislature and opened in 2005, The Northeastern Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office provides lawyers for people charged with crimes who...
Northern District of Georgia |  The exam room

Northern District of Georgia | The exam room

Federal judges are often asked to interpret laws and legislative history and to give meaning to legislative ambiguities. So it can be argued that the system benefits from...

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Updates and news on DUI jurisdiction in Georgia

Updates and news on DUI jurisdiction in Georgia

UPDATE (2019-10-21) Georgia Supreme Court overturns Georgia Court of Appeals** Mobley v. State, S18G1546The Georgia Supreme Court has overruled data from the airbag control...
Updates and news on DUI jurisdiction in Georgia

Updates and news on DUI jurisdiction in Georgia

COVID-19 Update on Suspension of DUI Management License**On September 25, 2020, the Georgia Department of Driver Services released...