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A. Gregory Poole
A. Gregory "Greg" Poole was a superior court judge of the Cobb County Judicial Circuit in Georgia. He was elected in July of 2012, effective the following January 1, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Dorothy A. Robinson. His last term expired in 2016.[1]
Education
Poole received his undergraduate degree in history from Presbyterian College in 1982 and his J.D. from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law in 1985.[1]
Career
- 2013-2016: Judge, 7th Superior Court District (Cobb County)
- 2003-2012: Judge, Cobb County Juvenile Court
- 1985-2003: Attorney, Dupree, Poole & King
- 1990-2003: Represented Marietta Board of Education
- 1985: Admitted to the State Bar of Georgia[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2004: Distinguished Judicial Service Award, Younger Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Georgia
Associations
- State Bar of Georgia (Bench and Bar Committee; Consumer Assistance Program; Next Generation Courts Commission)
- Cobb County Bar Association
- Cobb Justice Foundation
- Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children
- Advisor, Barton Child Law and Policy Center at Emory University
- Master of the Bench/Member of Executive Committee, Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law American Inn of Court.
- Former Trustee, Georgia Institute of Continuing Judicial Education - Judicial Council of Georgia.
- Board of Directors, Marietta Schools Foundation
- 2012: President, Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges[1]
2012 election
Poole ran against Van Pearlberg and Roland R. Castellanos in the July 31 election and was successful, receiving 51.3 percent of the vote.[2][3] The candidates were competing to fill the vacancy created by Dorothy A. Robinson's retirement.
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cobb County Georgia: Superior Court Judges - Judge A. Gregory Poole
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Preliminary List of Candidates on the July 31, 2012 General Non-Partisan Election Ballot," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election," accessed August 1, 2012
Federal courts:
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia, Southern District of Georgia
State courts:
Georgia Supreme Court • Georgia Court of Appeals • Georgia Superior Courts • Georgia State Courts • Georgia Business Court • Georgia Tax Court • Georgia Juvenile Courts • Georgia Probate Courts • Georgia Magistrate Courts • Georgia Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Georgia • Georgia judicial elections • Judicial selection in Georgia
