Howard E. McClain

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Howard E. McClain

Alapaha Judicial Circuit

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Education

Bachelor's

Georgia Institute of Technology

Law

Woodrow Wilson College of Law

Howard E. McClain is a former judge of the Alapaha Circuit of Georgia. He was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue in 2008 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Judge Brooks Blitch in 2008. McClain was elected to the court in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He retired in 2020

Education

McClain received his undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his J.D. from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1980.

Career

Prior to his appointment to the Alapaha Circuit, McClain was a municipal judge and private practice attorney in southern Georgia.

Elections

2014

See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2014

McClain ran for re-election to the Alapaha Circuit. General: He won without opposition in the general election on May 20, 2014. 2010 McClain was re-elected after running unopposed. Main article: Georgia judicial elections, 2010 See also 2nd Superior Court District of Georgia Georgia Superior Courts Courts in Georgia External links The Council of Superior Court Judges: Alapaha Judicial Circuit Valdosta Daily Times, "How do you judge a judge?" July 8, 2008. Date accessed: January 7, 2014 (dead link) Footnotes Georgia courts 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