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James Bass Jr.
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James F. Bass Jr. was a judge of the Eastern Circuit of Georgia. He was appointed to the court in 1995 and retired from the court on December 31, 2020, at the end of his term.[1]
Education
Bass earned a bachelor of arts in history from Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey in 1972, and received his J.D. from Cornell University in 1977.[2]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Bass served as the supervising attorney for the Savannah Regional Office of the Georgia Legal Services Program. He was admitted to the bar in 1977.[3]
Awards and associations
- 2010: Special Recognition Award-Safe Shelter of Savannah
- 2007-2009: Member, Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Marriage, Children and Family Law
- 2006-2009: Chairman, Georgia State Commission on Family Violence
- 2006-2009: Member, Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Drug Courts
- 2008: Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service-State Bar of Georgia
- 2000-2008: Chairman, Access to Justice and Fairness in the Courts committee of the Council of Superior Court Judges
- 1997: Reginald Huber Smith Fellowship in Community Service Law Award
- 1995: Man of the Year-Beta Phi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- 1991: Robbie E. Robinson Award-Savannah Bar Association
2012 election
Bass ran unopposed for re-election to the Eastern Superior Court.[4] He was re-elected after receiving 99.7% of the vote in the July 31 election.[5]
- See also: Georgia judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Savannah Now, "Judge Bass nixes re-election next year," accessed July 1, 2022
- ↑ Martindale, “James F. Bass, Jr. profile”
- ↑ Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, "The Honorable James F. Bass, Jr.," accessed February 9, 2013
- ↑ 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
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