Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1983-84 - the Digital Library ...

David E. Perry, Tifton. Born July 10,1945 in Ware Co., Ga.,Educated at Abraham Baldwin College; Ga. Southern College;U. of Ga.; Woodrow Wilson College of Law. Attorney. Churchof Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. District Attorney,Tifton Circuit, apptd. Feb. 29,1984-date (to succeed ThomasHoyl Pittman, res.) Wife, former Diane Lindsey; 2 children.Thomas Hoyl Pittman, Tifton. District Attorney, Tifton Circuit, Oct. 22,1976-Feb. 29, 1984, resigned.Toombs Circuit Glascock, Lincoln. McDuffie.Taliaferro, Warren, WilkesRobert L. Stevens, Thomson. Born April 2,1919 in McDuffieCo., Ga. Cumberland U., LLB, 1938. Attorney. Mason,Shriner. Methodist. US Army-WW II, 1943-45. Judge. ToombsCircuit, Jan. 1,1965-date. Chief Judge, July 1,1981-date. Wife,former Margaret Jane Hobbs; 2 children.Ephraim P. Davis, II, Warrenton. Born Feb. 1,1936 in WarrenCo., Ga. U. of Ga., AB, 1958; LLB, 1962. Attorney. Chi Phi;Phi Delta Phi. Methodist. Judge, Toombs Circuit, July 1,1981-date. Wife, former Barbara Ann Smith; 3 children.Kenneth E. Goolsby, Thomson. Born May 16,1927 in LincolnCo., Ga. Attended U. of Ga.; John Marshall Law School, LLB,1951. Attorney. Sigma Lambda Sigma, Lambda Phi Alpha,Gridiron. WOW, Mason, Shriner. Methodist. Democrat. USNavy-WW II. District Attorney, Toombs Circuit, Dec. 14,1960-date. Wife, Janie A. Goolsby; 3 children.James Cecil Davis, Warrenton. District Attorney Emeritus,Toombs Circuit, 1960-date.Waycross Circuit Bacon, Brantley. Charlton.Coffee, Pierce. WareElie Lee Holton, Douglas. Bom June 24,1926 in Coffee Co.,Ga. U. of Ga., LLB, 1949. Attorney. Mason, Elk, AmericanLegion, VFW. Episcopalian. US Navy-WW II, 1943^5. Mbr.,House of Rep., 1953-54. Solicitor, City Court, Douglas, Jan.1961-Dec. 1967, resigned; Judge, ibid., Dec. 1967-70 (StateCourt, Coffee Co>May 1, 1974, resigned. Judge, WaycrossCircuit, May 1,1974-date. Chief Judge, ibid.J&n. 1,1983-date.Wife, former Wynona Weathered; 4 children.Ben A. Hodges, Waycross. Judge, Waycross Circuit, Feb. 5,1962-May 18,1983, deceased.Clarence D. Blount, Waycross. Born May 16, 1926 in PierceCo., Ga. U. of Ga. Law School, LLB, 1950. Elk. Episcopalian.Judge, Waycross Circuit, July 1, 1981-date. Wife, formerAugusta Arnold; 3 children.Joseph B. Newton, Waycross. Born Dec. 5,1940 in Bibb Co.,Ga. Attended Ga. Tech.; Mercer U. Law School, LLB, JD,1966; Asbury College, AB, 1968. Attorney. Mason; Shriner.Methodist. Mbr:, Bd. of Commissioners, Ware Co., 1976-78.Judge, Waycross Circuit, Jan. 1983-date. Wife, former NaiaElizabeth Goddard; 3 children.Harry Donival Dixon, Jr., Waycross. Born Nov. 6, 1953 inWare Co., Ga. Valdosta State College, AB, 1974; U. of Ga.Law School, JD, 1977. Attorney. Elk; former Rotarian. Baptist. District Attorney, Waycross Circuit, Jan. 1, 1983-date.Wife, former Elizabeth Jane Tonning; 1 daughter.Dewey N. Hayes, Douglas. District Attorney Emeritus, WaycrossCircuit, Dec. 1980-date.125Western Circuit Clarke and OconeeJames Barrow, Athens. Born July 26,1917 in Clarke Co., Ga.U. of Ga., AB, 1937; LLB, 1939. Attorney. Sigma AlphaEpsilon. Episcopalian. US Army-WW II, 1941^6. Judge,Western Circuit, Jan. 1,1963-date. Chief Judge, Nov. 1,1976-date. Wife, former Phyllis Parker Jenkins; 5 children.Joseph Jackson Gaines, Athens. Born Dec. 21,1927 in ElbertCo., Ga. U. of Ga., LLB, 1952; BS, 1953. Attorney. GridironSocy. Methodist. US Army, 1946-48. City Attorney, Athens,Jan. 1963-Nov. 1,1976. Judge, Western Circuit, Nov. 1,1976-date. Wife, former Agnes Turner; 4 children.Harry Nathaniel Gordon, Athens. Born Oct. 15,1941 in Richmond Co., Ga. Graduated U. of Ga., BBA, 1963; JD, 1966.Attorney. Alpha Kappa Psi. Methodist. Democrat. DistrictAttorney, Western Circuit, May 4, 1972-date. Wife, formerHarriet Phyllis Burroughs; 3 children.CITY. MUNICIPAL. CIVIL.MAGISTRATE AND STATE COURTS(All Addresses at County Seats)A number of city, municipal, civil, magistrate, and statecourts exist in the state. The judges and solicitors of the majority of these courts are elected in their own counties for four-yearterms. Ga. L. 1983, p. 884 changed the name of the small claimscourt to magistrate court. The names of magistrates do notappear below, but may be obtained from the judge of theprobate court in the county in which they preside.State Court of Appling CountyThomas P. Miles, Baxley. Judge, Jan. 1,1959-date.Alex Johnson, Baxley. Solicitor, Jan. 1,1983-date.County Court of BaldwinMilton F. Gardner, Milledgeville. Judge, Jan. 1,1979-date.James M. Watts, Jr., Milledgeville. Solicitor, Feb. 16,1970-date.State Court of Bibb CountyJ. Taylor Phillips, Macon. Judge, July 1,1964-date.Clarence H. Clay, Jr., Macon. Solicitor, Jan. 1,1957-date.Civil Court of Bibb CountyBurl Davis, Macon. Judge, Jan. 1,1983-date.State Court of Bryan CountyRay C. Smith, Ellabelle. Judge, March 21,1984-date.Kenneth S. McBumett, Ellabelle. Judge, Sept. 15, 1980-Dec.21, 1983, deceased.Billy N. Jones, Hinesville. Solicitor, Jan. 1,1977-date.State Court of Bulloch CountyFrancis W. Alien, Statesboro. Judge, Dec. 15,1960-date.Robert S. Lanier, Statesboro. Solicitor, Jan. 1, 1977-date.