The Judicial Nominating Commission has submitted recommendations to fill vacancies within the Civil and Magistrate Courts of Richmond County and the Superior Courts of the Flint and Macon Judicial Circuits.  The Chief Judge vacancy in the Civil and Magistrate Courts of Richmond County was created by the passing of the Honorable William Jennings.  The vacancy within the Superior Courts of the Macon and Flint Judicial Circuits were created by the appointments of the Verda M. Colvin and the Honorable John A. “Trea” Pipkin, III to the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Governor Kemp will fill the vacancies from among the lists.  The Governor’s Office will contact candidates to schedule interviews.

The following names were submitted to Governor Kemp:

 

Civil and Magistrate Courts of Richmond County

  • H. Scott Allen – presiding judge, Civil and Magistrate Courts of Richmond County
  • Katrell Nash – solo practitioner, Nash Law Office, LLC
  • Carletta Sims Brown – managing attorney, Sims Brown Law, LLC

 

Flint Judicial Circuit

  • Monica Dean – senior associate, Swift, Currie McGhee & Hiers, LLP; JAG, Georgia Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force
  • Vincent A. “Vinny” Lotti – founding partner and attorney, The Lotti Law Firm, LLC; associate judge, Henry County Magistrate Court
  • Pandora E. Palmer – judge, Henry County State Court
  • Danielle P. Roberts – presiding judge, Henry County Magistrate Court

 

Macon Judicial Circuit

  • Kevin B. Hicks – founder and managing attorney, The Law Offices of Kevin B. Hicks & Associates, LLC
  • Kenneth R. Smith – founding member and trial attorney, The Law Offices of Ken Smith, LLC
  • Connie L. Williford – owner and senior attorney, The Law Offices of Connie L. Williford

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