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Herbert Phipps
Herbert Phipps was a presiding judge on the Georgia Court of Appeals. He was appointed to the court by Democratic Governor Roy E. Barnes on July 12, 1999.[1] Phipps was then elected to the court in 2000 and re-elected in 2006 and 2012.[2][3] His last term was set to end on December 31, 2018, but he retired on November 30, 2016.[4][5] He was succeeded by Judge Clyde Reese.
Phipps served as chief judge from June 25, 2013 to July 1, 2015.[1]
Education
Phipps received his B.A. in political science from Morehouse College in 1964 and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1971. He also holds an LL.M. in judicial process from the University of Virginia School of Law.[1]
Career
Phipps was an attorney with the law firm of C.B. King, which emphasized civil rights litigation, from 1971 to 1983. Phipps was a solo practitioner from 1983 to 1995. During this time, he also served as a part-time magistrate and associate judge for the Dougherty County State Court from 1980 to 1988. Phipps was then appointed to the Dougherty Circuit Juvenile Court. Governor Zell Miller appointed Phipps to Dougherty Circuit Superior Court in 1995, where he served until his appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals by Governor Roy Barnes in 1999.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2015: Randolph Thrower Lifetime Achievement Award, State Bar of Georgia's Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession
- 2015: Tradition of Excellence Award by the General Trial Practice & Trial Section of the State Bar
- 2015: Chief Justice Thomas O. Marshall Professionalism Award by the State Bar Bench and Bar Committee
- 2015: Logan E. Bleckley Distinguished Service Award, Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section
- 2014: Legal Legend, Georgia Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society
- 2014: The Nestor Award, Georgia Legal History Foundation
- Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service, State Bar of Georgia
- Society of Benchers inductee, Case Western Reserve School of Law
- Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, John Marshall Law School[1]
Associations
- Board of Directors, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
- Past president, Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Former member, State Bar Board of Governors
- Past president, Dougherty Circuit Bar Association
- Former member, Georgia's Judicial Nominating Commission
- Former member, Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Racial and Ethnic Bias
- Former member, Georgia Indigent Defense Council Advisory Committee[1]
Elections
2012
Phipps ran unopposed in the general primary election on July 31, 2012. He was re-elected to the Georgia Court of Appeals after receiving 99.75 percent of the vote.[6]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia Court of Appeals, "Herbert E. Phipps"
- Georgia Court of Appeals, "Judges' Biographies"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Georgia Court of Appeals, "Herbert E. Phipps," accessed May 10, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2000 General Election Results," accessed May 10, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2006 General Election Results," accessed May 10, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Court of Appeals See judges' term information
- ↑ Daily Report, "Door Opens for Governor to Shape Georgia's High Court," July 21, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed May 10, 2015
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
