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Alford J. Dempsey Jr.
Alford J. Dempsey Jr. was a judge of the Fulton Circuit of Georgia.[1] He was re-elected in 2016 for a four-year term. He retired on May 31, 2018.[2]
Education
Dempsey received his B.A. in economics from Morehouse College and his J.D. from Harvard University. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1976.[3][4][5]
Career
Dempsey's legal career began when he worked on Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign. Following this, Dempsey served as an assistant city attorney for the city of Atlanta’s Department of Law. He was named judge of the Fulton County Magistrate Court in 1992, leaving the position in 1995 when he joined the Fulton Judicial Circuit.[5]
Elections
2016
Dempsey won re-election without opposition in 2016.
2012
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
Dempsey ran unopposed for re-election to the Fulton Superior Court.[6] He was re-elected after receiving 99.7 percent of the vote in the July 31 election.[7]
Awards and associations
- Member, American Judges Association
- Member, American Judicature Society
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association (Past Chair of the Judicial Section)
- Member, Bleckley Inn of Court
- Member, Gate City Bar Association (Past Chair of the Judicial Section)
- Member, National Bar Association
- Former district chair, South Atlanta District of the Boy Scouts of America
- Former board member and past president, Board of Carrie Steele-Pitts Home
- Former board member, Sisters By Choice[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fulton Circuit Judges
- ↑ Law.com, "Fulton Superior Court Judge Retiring," May 1, 2018
- ↑ Martindale, “Alford J. Dempsey, Jr. profile”
- ↑ Fulton County Court, "Judge Alford J. Dempsey, Jr.," accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The History Makers, "ALFORD DEMPSEY INTERVIEW," April 20, 2011
- ↑ 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
